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CATALOGUE    OF    A 

SPLENDID    COLLECTION   OF 
ENGLISH   LITERATURE 

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TJAVING    decided   to   sell   by  auction   the   portion   of   the 
library  purchased  from  Mr.  M.  C.  Lefferts,  described  in 
this  Catalogue,   I  wish  to  state  that  the  sale  is  absolutely 
without  reserve. 

No  items  will  be  purchased  by  me  for  stock.  If  any  are 
bought  on  my  account  it  will  simply  be  in  execution  of  com- 
missions from  customers. 

Geo.  H.  Richmond. 


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npHE    special    attention    of   collectors    is    directed    to    the 
condition    of    the    books    described   in   this   Catalogue. 
Mr.  Marshall  C.  Lefferts,  of  whose  magnificent  library  these 
volumes  formed  an  important  portion,  was  one  of  the  leaders 
in  the  modern  system  of  book  collecting.     That  system  de- 
mands  perfect   condition   as   a  sine  qua  non.      No  book  was 
admitted  to  his  library  unless  it  was  in  a  state  to  satisfy  the 
most  fastidious,  so  it  is  that  in  nearly  every  case  each  volume 
now  offered  is  the  finest  copy  procurable.     Where  the  book  is 
of   such  ultra-rarity  as,  say,  the   Earl  of  Surrey's  Poems  of 
1567,  of  which  the  number  of  known  copies  can  be  counted 
V^     upon  one  hand,  this  rigid  rule  must  be  relaxed.    The  copy  now 
to  be  sold  is  the  finest  in  all  probability  that  will  ever  come 
upon  the  market;  and,  indeed,  beyond  a  few  repairs  to  some 
leaves,  is  in  choice  state.     Mr.  Lefferts'  superb  copy  of  the 
second  edition  of  Queen  Elizabeth's  Prayer  Book  is  worthy 
of  mention;    we  have  little  hesitation  in  pronouncing  it  the 
^    finest  copy  known — the  first  is  unprocurable.     The   "Prayer 
^    Book  "  is  almost  equalled  in  condition  by  his  copy  of  Coryat's 
'^    Crudities  in  the  original  vellum,  or  the  original  calf  copy  of 
John  Bunyan's  famous  Holy  War,  first  edition — the  original 
portrait  by  White,  which  is  in  the  present  copy,  is  of  the  most 
excessive  rarity.      Other  books  of  great  value  are  the  choice 
copies  of  Allot's  England's  Parnassus  (the  first  and  in  many  re- 
spects the  most  interesting  of  English  anthologies) ;  Ascham's 
^    Toxophilus  and  more  famous  Scholemaster,  first  and  second 
^i^editions;  the  first  edition  of  Francis  Beaumont's  Poems;    the 
^    Florio   Montaigne,    1603,  first  edition,  and    one   of  the  most 
famous  of  books;  Fenton's  Tragical  Discourses,  a  storehouse 


where  many  great  writers  secured  their  plots.  John  Dryden 
is  represented  by  nearly  all  his  works  in  first  editions  as  also 
is  Edmund  Waller,  while  the  Lefferts  collection  of  Clevelands 
is  famous.  There  is  a  splendid  copy  of  the  fourth  folio 
Shakspeare,  a  large  collection  of  the  works  of  John  Taylor, 
the  poetical  waterman,  and  an  equally  complete  series  of  the 
curious  writings  of  George  Wither.  That  great  Elizabethan 
Samuel  Daniel  is  represented  by  no  less  than  seventeen  items. 
Among  these  is  the  very  rare  "Tethy's  Festival." 

To  be  classed  with  such  rarities  as  the  Earl  of  Surrey's 
Poems  and  that  rarest  of  Samuel  Daniel's  works  referred  to 
above  is  such  a  book  as  Patrick  Hannay's  "Nightingale," 
which  will  be  found  described  in  the  Catalogue.  In  it  will 
also  be  found  no  less  than  five  early  folio  editions  of 
Chaucer's  works. 

The  Orient  is  represented  by  some  strikingly  beautiful 
MSS. — one  from  the  collection  of  the  Duke  of  Sussex,  son  of 
George  III.  There  are  several  beautiful  Sixteenth  Century 
Horas  printed  upon  vellum,  and  an  illuminated  MS.  of  the 
Fifteenth  Century  also  on  vellum. 

The  books  have  been  modestly  catalogued  and  will,  we 
believe,  in  every  instance  more  than  justify  the  description. 

Mr.  Richmond's  note  prefixed  to  this  Catalogue  should  be 
read. 

BANGS   &   CO. 


CATALOGUE 


1  /^DAM    BELL,   Clim  of    the  Clough,  and  William 
2\      OF  Cloudesle.     Rough  wood  engraving  on  title-page 

showing  the  three  characters.  BltTCk  letter.  4to,  brown 
calf,  lower  edges,  uncut. 

Lond.  :  A.  M,  for  W.   Thackeray.^  n.  d. 

*  Splendid  copy.  "  The  old  wives,  that  wedded  themselves  to  the 
profound  histories  of  Robin  Hood,  Clim  of  the  Clough  and  worthy 
Sir  Isambras,  may  here  learne  a  tale  to  tell  amongst  their  gossips." — 
The  Cobler  of  Canterburie.     4to.     1590. 

This  edition  is  described  by  Collier  in  his  "  Scarcest  Books  in 
English  Literature." 

2  Addison  (Joseph).     Observations  upon  Cato:  a  Tragedy. 

By  Mr.  Addison.  Second  Edition.  4to,  half  brown 
levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.:  E.  Curll,  17 13 

*  Bound  up  is  "Cato  Examined,"  being  animadversions  upon  the 
play. 

3  iEsop's  Fables  and  Life.      In  English  by  T.  Philipott  and 

in  French  and  Latin  by  R.  Codrington.  First  impres- 
sions of  the  112  engravings  by  F.  Barlow.  Folio,  old 
green  morocco,  borders  of  gold,  gilt  edges,  with  crest 
of  Gulston  in  gold  on  back.    Lond.  :  William  Godbid,  1666 

*  First  Edition.     Apparently  a  thick  paper  copy. 

4  Alabaster    (William).     Roxana  Trsegedia.     Prettily  en- 

graved title-page.  8vo,  green  crushed  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  Riviere,         Lond. :    William  Jones,  1632 

*  First  and  genuine  edition.  A  spurious  issue  appeared  the 
same  day.  The  play  was  several  times  successfully  produced  at 
Trinity  College,  Cambridge. 

5  Aleman  (Matheo).    The  Rogue;  or,  The  Life  of  Guzman 

de  Alfarache.  Device  on  title-page.  Folio,  full  green 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bind- 
ery. Lond.:  Edward  Blount,  1623 

*  Among  the  preliminary  verses  is  one  by  Ben  Jonson,  who  says 
the  work  has 

" the  noblest  mark  of  a  good  book." 

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6  Aleyn  (Charles).   The  Battailes  of  Crescey  and  Poictiers, 

under  the  Fortunes  and  Valour  of  King  Edward  the 
third  of  that  name,  and  his  Sonne  Edward  Prince  of 
Wales,  named  the  Black.  The  Second  Edition,  en- 
larged. 8vo,  full  dark  crimson  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco, dull  gold  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :    Thomas  Harper  for  Thomas  Knight,  1633 

*  Beautiful  copy  of  this  rare  and  interesting  volume.  The  first 
edition  (of  which  we  can  trace  the  sale  of  no  copy)  appeared  in  163 1, 
and  consisted  of  78  pages  only,  while  in  this  edition  there  are  125.  As 
pointed  out  in  the  Collectanea  Anglo-Poetica,  the  Poem  of  the  Battaile 
of  Crescey  is  enlarged  from  129  stanzas  in  the  first  edition  to  253  in 
this,  while  the  second  poem  is  increased  from  141  to  242  stanzas.  The 
poems  also  underwent  a  careful  revision.  One  wormhole  through 
about  half  the  book  (on  margin). 

7  Almack  (Edward).     A  Bibliography  of  the  King's  Book; 

or,  Eikon  Basilike.  Facsiinile plates.  Royal  4to,  cloth, 
uncut.  Lond.:  Blades,  East  and  Blades,  1896 

*  Large  Paper  copy,  of  which  but  150  copies  were  printed,  each 
signed  and  numbered  by  the  publishers. 

8  Allen  (Chas.  Dexter).      American  Book-Plates.      Illus- 

trations.    8vo,  original  cloth,  uncut.  N.  Y.  1894 

*  Collectors'  edition,  of  which  but  100  were  printed,  on  English 
hand-made  paper,  with  41  full-page  plates  from  the  original  coppers. 
In  this  copy  are  inserted  the  five  various  bookplates  of  M.  C.  Lefferts. 

9  Allen  (Chas.  Dexter).    Ex-Libris,  Essays  of  a  Collector. 

21  plates.      i2mo.  Bost,  1896 

*  Limited  edition. 

10  [Allot  (Robert).]  England's  Parnassus;  or,  The 
Choycest  Flowers  of  Moderne  Poets,  with  their  Poeticall 
Comparisons,  Descriptions  of  Bewties,  Personages, 
Castles,  Pallaces,  Mountaines,  Groves,  Seas,  Springs, 
Rivers,  etc.,  whereunto  are  annexed  other  various 
discourses,  both  pleasant  and  profitable.  8vo,  green 
levant  morocco,  dull  gold  edges. 

Lond.:  N.  L.  C.  B.  for  Thomas  Hayes,  1600 

*  "This,  tho'  I  have  been  many  years  seeking  after,  yet  I  cannot 
get  a  sight  of  it." — Wood  in  the  Athence,  Oxon. 

It  is  the  first  poetical  anthology  of  English  literature,  and  is  also 
the  most  valuable. 

This  extremely  rare  selection   from  Shakespeare  and  other  poets 

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has  enabled  editors  to  assign  to  tlieir  true  authors  various  pieces  not 
otherwise  known.  It  has  also  preserved  numerous  verses  of  the 
Elizabethan  and  ante-Elizabethan  period  nowhere  else  to  be  met 
with,  and  the  names  of  poets  who  are  not  otherwise  known  in  literary 
history  than  by  their  mention  in  England's  Parnassus. 

Among  other  early  English  authors  the  following  are  referred  to: 
Chapman    (George),   referred    to    69    times. 


Churchyard  (Thomas),      " 

5 

Daniel  (Samuel),                  " 

115 

Dekker  (Thomas),               " 

17 

Drayton  (Michael),             " 

163 

Gascoigne  (George),           " 

42 

Greene  (Robert),                " 

32 

Harrington  (Sir  John),      " 

106 

Jonson  (Ben),                      " 

13 

Lodge  (Thomas),                " 

108 

Marlowe  (Christopher),      " 

33 

Marston  (John),                  " 

16 

Middleton  (Christopher),  " 

25 

Middleton  (Thomas),         " 

3 

Nash  (Thomas), 

2 

Peele  (George),                   " 

13 

Shakespeare  (William),      " 

79 

Sidney  (Sir  Philip), 

47 

Spenser  (Edmund),            " 

255 

Surrey  (Earl  of),                 " 

II 

Title  mended,  but  a  tall,  fine  and  sound  copy. 

11  American  Book  Prices  Current,  compiled  by  L.  S.  Liv- 

ingston.     Complete  set.     7  vols,  8vo.      N.  Y.  1895-1901 

*  The  early  volumes  are  scarce. 

12  Ames  (Joseph).      A  Catalogue   of   English  Heads;  or,   an 

Account  of  Two  Thousand  Prints,  describing  what  is 
peculiar  on  each,  as  the  name,  title  or  office  of  the 
person;  the  habit,  posture,  age  or  time  when  done; 
the  name  of  the  painter,  graver,  scraper,  etc.,  and 
some  remarkable  particulars  relating  to  their  lives. 
8vo,  original  calf,  rebacked.       Lond.  :    W.  Faden,  1748 

*  The  first  attempt  at  a  catalogue  of  English  prints. 

13  Anacreon  Done  into  English  out  of   the  Original  Greek. 

8vo,  half  brown  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  the  Club  Bind- 
ery. Oxford:  L.  Lichfield,  i6?>i 

*  Fine  copy.     The   translations  were  made  by  Cowley,  Oldham, 
Francis  Willis  and  T.  Wood. 


The  Lefferts  Collection 

14  Apparition  (The);  or,  The   Sham    Wedding:  a   Comedy 

by  a  Gentleman  of  Christ  Church  College,  Oxford. 
4to,  half  green  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  the 
Club  Bindery.  Lond. :  A.  Bodd,  1714 

15  Archery.     Archerie  Reviv'd;  or,   the   Bow-Man's  Excel- 

lence. An  Heroick  Poem  *  *  *  by  Robert  Shot- 
terel  and  Thomas  Durfey.  8vo,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt 
edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond.  :    Thomas  Roycroft,  1676 

*  First  Edition  of  this  curious  poem.     Fine  copy. 

16  Aristophanes.      The  World's   Idol,   Plutus:    a  Comedy, 

written  in  Greek,  translated  by  H.  H.  B.  8vo,  half 
brown  morocco.      Club  Bindery. 

*  The  title  says:  Lond.:   Richard  Skelton,   1659 

"  Some  dare  affirm  that  Comedies  may  teach 
More  in  one  hour  than  some  in  ten  can  preach." 

17  [Arrowsmith  ( M.  A.)].      The  Reformation:  a  Com- 

edy.  4to,  half  morocco.     Lond.  :  William  Cademan,  1673 

*  Fine  copy.  This  play  was  too  immoral  for  the  taste  even  of  the 
period  in  which  it  was  produced. 

18  AscHAM  (Roger).     The  Scholemaster   Or  plaine  and  per- 

fite  way  of  teachyng  children  to  understand,  write  and 
speake  the  Latin  tong,  but  specially  purposed  for  the 
private  brynging  up  of  yoth  in  lentlemen  and  Noble 
mens  houses  and  commodious  also  for  all  such  as  have 
forgot  the  Latin  tonge  and  would  by  themselves  with- 
out a  Scholemaster  in  short  time  and  with  small  paines, 
recover  a  sufficient  habilitie  to  understand,  write  and 
speake  Latin.  Black  HtXitx.  4to,  brown  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  rough  edges,  by  the  Club 
Bindery.  Lond.  :  John  Day,  1570 

*  Splendid  copy  of  the  First  Edition,  with  some  contemporary 
marginal  notes.  The  book  was  published  after  the  author's  death  by 
his  widow,  who  dedicates  it  to  Sir  William  Cecil!,  Chancellor  of  the 
University  of  Cambridge  and  Queen  Elizabeth's  Secretary  of  State. 
In  the  author's  "  preface  to  the  reader"  is  given  a  most  interesting 
account  of  the  origin  of  the  book.  It  seems  it  was  suggested  by  Sir 
Richard  Sackville  after  a  dinner  at  Windsor  Castle,  where  Ascham 
was  in  attendance  upon  the  Queen.  It  was  intended  as  a  Christmas 
present  or  New  Year's  gift  to  Sir  Richard;  but  owing  to  various 
causes  its  completion  was  delayed,  and  before  the  MS.  of  the  work 
was   ready   Sir   Richard   Sackville  died.     Ascham  calls  him  "  That 

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faithfull  servitor  to  his  Prince  and  Country;  a  Lover  of  learning  and 
all  learned  men;  Wise  in  all  doinges,  Curtesse  to  all  persons;  shewing 
spite  to  none;  doing  good  to  many."  Ascham's  own  death  is  also 
referred  to  in  touching  terms  by  his  widow. 

The  last  leaf  is  occupied  by  Day's  pictorial  device  and  the  colophon. 

19  AscHAM  (R.)     The  same.      Second  Edition.     Clnck  £ettcr. 

4to,  full  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  extra  gilt 
edges,  the  Griswold  arms  on  side,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Lond.  :  John  Day,  1571 

*  Splendid  copy.  It  differs  slightly  from  the  first  edition.  The 
"  Scholemaster"  is  a  memorable  and  delightful  book,  and  Ascham's 
wise  and  humane  rules  for  the  treatment  of  school  boys  may  be  read 
to-day  with  pleasure  and  with  profit.  The  book  is  an  honor  to  the 
noble  literature  of  the  period,  a  monument  to  his  name,  and  so  long 
as  the  language  exists  will  serve  to  keep  his  memory  green. 

20  AscHAM  (Roger).     Toxophilus,  The  schole  of  shootinge 

conteyned  in  two  bookes.  To  all  Gentlemen  and 
Yomen  of  Englande,  pleasaunte  for  theyr  pastyme  to 
rede,  and  profitable  for  theyr  use  to  folow,  both  in 
war  and  peace.  i3lrtck  Cetter.  4to,  green  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

{Colophon)  Londini:  Edouardi  Whytchurch,  1545 

*  First  edition,  and  a  magnificent  copy.  The  first  leaf  is  occupied 
by  a  large  device  bearing  the  following  verse  : 

"  Rejoyse  Englande,  be  gladde  and  inerie, 
Trothe  overcometh  thyne  enemyes  alle, 
The  Scot,  the  F7-enchman,  the  Pope  and  here sie, 
OvERCOMMED  by  Trothe,  have  had  a  fall  : 
Sticke  to  the  Trothe,  and  evermore  thou  shall 
Through  Christ,  King  Henry,  the  Boke  and  the  Boive 
All  maner  of  enemies,  quite  over  thr  owe" 
As  pointed  out  in  the  Collations  and  Notes  of  the  Grolier  Club, 
the  work  has  a  distinct  value  to  the  student  of  English  literature  as 
being  one  of  the  earliest  attempts  at  an  original  work  in  the  language 
of  the  common  people.    The  author  in  his  dedication  to  Henry  VIII. 
says  : 

"Although  to  have  written  this  boke  either  in  latin  or  Greke 
(which  thing  I  wold  be  verie  glad  yet  to  do,  If  I  might  surelie  know 
your  Graces  pleasure  therein)  had  been  more  easier  and  fit  for  mi 
trade  in  study,  yet  neverthelesse,  I  supposinge  it  no  point  of  honestie, 
that  mi  commoditie  should  stop  and  hinder  ani  parte  either  of  the 
pleasure  or  profite  of  manie  have  written  this  Englishe  matter  in  the 
Englishe  tongue,  for  Englishe  men  :  " 

The   book  was  written  in   1544,  and  this  first  edition  is   of   the 

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UTMOST  RARITY.  The  Huth  catalogue  has  only  the  editions  of  1589, 
and  at  the  time  the  Grolier  Club  "  Collations  and  Notes  "  was  com- 
piled there  was  no  copy  in  this  country  available  to  secure  a  collation 
from.  The  present  copy  is  fine  in  every  way  and  may  fairly  be 
described  as  WITHOUT  A  BLEMISH. 

21  AscHA.M  (Roger).    Toxophilus.    Second  Edition.    Woodcui 

border  to  title-page.  IJiack  Ccttcr.  4to,  crushed  levant 
morocco  extra,  by  F.  Bedford,  with  the  Griswold  arms 
on  side.  Imprinted  at  London  in  Flete  Streate  by  Thomas 
Marsh,  1571. 

*  A  splendid  copy,  with  some  marginal  notes  in  an  early  hand.  In 
this  issue  the  dedication  to  Henry  VIII.  is  omitted  and  the  folios  are 
numbered  continuously.  In  the  first  edition  the  two  parts  are 
folioed  separately. 

22  [Austin  (Samuel).]     Naps   upon   Parnassus.      A   Sleepy 

Muse  Nipt  and  Pincht,  though  not  Awakened,  such 
voluntary  and  jovial  copies  of  Verse,  as  were  lately 
received  from  some  of  the  Wits  of  the  Universities  in 
a  Frolick  dedicated  to  Gondibert's  Mistress,  by  Cap- 
tain Jones  and  others.  With  marginal  notes  by  a 
friend  to  the  reader.  8vo,  elegantly  bound  in  green 
morocco  extra,  sides  tooled  with  gold,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  JV.  Brook,  1658 

*  Wood  says:  '  The  real  object  of  these  droll  and  facetious  verses 
was  to  ridicule  Saml.  Austin,  a  Cornishman,  and  a  Commoner  of 
Wadham  College,  "  who,  being  extremely  conceited  of  his  own  worth, 
and  over  valuing  his  poetical  fancy,  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  satirical 
wits  of  the  University,  who,  having  easily  got  some  of  his  prose  and 
poetry,  served  him  as  the  wits  did  Tom  Coriat,  and  published  them  (with 
their  witty  effusions)  under  the  title  of  '  Naps  upon  Parnassus.' "  ' 

Over  half  the  volume  is  taken  up  with  satirical  poems  upon  Austin's 
writings,  while  his  own  are  printed  with  abusive  side-notes. 

A  beautiful  copy  in  a  very  nice  old  binding.  McKee's  copy,  very 
much  poorer,  sold  for  $70.00. 

23  Aylet  (Dr.  Robert).      Divine  and  Moral  Speculations  in 

Metrical  Numbers  upon  various  Subjects.  Splendid 
impression  of  the  engraved  portrait  by  Cross.  Thick  8vo, 
original  sheep.  Lond.  :  Abel  Roper,  1654 

*  First  collected  edition.  Includes  poems  on  Susanna  and  the 
Elders,  Joseph,  and  other  pieces,  with  separate  title-pages.  At  the 
end  is  "A  Christmas  Carol  for  the  Year  1645." 


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24  f^  ACON  (Francis,  Viscount  St.  Albans).    Consider- 
ations Touching  a  Warre  with  Spaine.     4to,  pol- 

ished calf  gilt,  gilt  tops,  UNCUT,  by  F.  Bedford. 

[  Lo  n  d .  ]  Imprinted  1629 

*  The  surreptitiously  printed  edition  and  of  great  rarity  in  such 
choice  uncut  shape. 

25  Bacon  (Francis,  Viscount  St.  Albans).     Certaine   Mis- 

cellany Works,  published  by  William  Rawley,  one  of 
his  Majesties  Chaplaines.  4to,  polished  calf  gilt,  gilt 
tops,  uncut,  by  F.  Bedford.  Lond.  :  Printed  by 
J.  Haviland  for  Hianphrey  Robinsoti,  1629. 

26  Bacon    (Francis,  Viscount    St.    Albans).      The   Twoo 

Bookes  of  Francis  Bacon.  Of  the  proficience  and  ad- 
vancement of  Learning,  divine  and  humane.  To  the 
King.  4to,  full  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco  extra, 
panelled  sides,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Lond.  :  Printed  for  Henry  Tomes ^  1605 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  splendid  copy  of  one  of  Bacon's  most 
famous  works. 

27  Baker  (D.  E.)     Biographia  Dramatica,  Memoirs  and  An- 

ecdotes of  British  and  Irish  Dramatic  Writers,  with 
List  of  Plays,  revised  by  Isaac  Reed  and  Stephen 
Jones.     4  vols.  8vo,  half  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut. 

*  Best  edition  of  an  invaluable  reference  book.  Lond.    l8l2 

28  Bale  (John).     The   First   Part  of  the   Actes   of  English 

Votaries  comprehendynge  their  unchaste  practises  and 
examples  .  .  .  collected  out  of  their  own  legendes  and 
Chronicles.  Also^  The  Second  Part  or  Continuation, 
from  the  yeare  a  thousand  from  Christes  incarnation 
to  the  raygne  of  King  Jhon.  2  parts  in  i.  Thick  i2mo, 
Black  Cetter.     Brown  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Larkin. 

Lond.  :  John  Tisdale,  1560 
"*  Suppressed  upon  account  of  its  bitter  attacks  upon  the  Roman 
Catholic  Church.     The  present  is  an  unusually  fine  copy. 

29  [Bancroft  (John).]  Henry  the  Second,  King  of  England, 

with  the  Death  of  Rosamond:  a  Tragedy.  4to,  half 
olive  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club 
Bindery.  Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,  1693 

*  First  Edition.      The   Epilogue    was  written  by   Mr.  Dryden 
and  "spoke  by  Mrs.  Bracegirdle." 

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30  [Bancroft  (John).]     King  Edward   the   Third,  with  the 

Fall  of  Mortimer:  an  historicall  play.     4to,   half  calf, 
gilt  tops,  lower  edge  uncut.  Lond.  :  /.  Hindmarsh,  1691 

*  The  dedication  is  by  the  actor  Will.  Mountfort,  to  whom  it  is 
said  the  play  was  presented  by  the  author.  The  Epilogue  was  spoken 
by  Mrs.  Bracegirdle. 

31  Banks  (John).     The  Albion   Queens;  or,  The   Death   of 

Mary  Queen  of  Scotland:  a  Tragedy.   4to,  half  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges.   Lond.  :  Ric.  Wellington,  1704 

*  Fine  copy.  The  characters  of  Elizabeth  and  Mary  were  played 
by  Mrs.  Knight  and  Mrs.  Oldfield. 

32  Banks  (John).      Cyrus   the    Great;  or,    The  Tragedy  of 

-  Love.     4to,  half  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  Richard  Bentley,  1696 

*  First  Edition.  This  play  was  acted  with  success  for  four  days, 
but  Smith,  who  played  King  of  Media,  died  suddenly  and  the  piece 
was  laid  aside,  never  again  to  be  produced. 

33  Banks   (John),     The  Destruction  of  Troy:    a   Tragedy. 

4to,  half  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.:  A.  G.  and  J.  P.,  1679 

34  Banks   (John).     The  Innocent  Usurper;  or.    The  Death 

of  the  Lady  Jane  Gray:  a  Tragedy.     410,  half  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges.       Lond.:  R.  Bentley^  1694 

*  Fine  copy.     Prohibited  from  representation  on  political  grounds. 

35  Banks    (John).     The    Rival    Kings;    or,    The   Loves   of 

Oroondates  and  Statira:  a  Tragedy.    4to,  half  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges.   Lond. :  Langley  Curtis,  1677 

*  First  Edition.     Very  tall  and  fine  copy. 

36  Banks  (John).     The  Unhappy  Favorite;  or,  The  Earl  of 

Essex:  a  Tragedy.     4to,  half  crushed  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges.  Lond.:  R.  Bentley,  1682 

*  First  Edition.  The  prologue  and  epilogue  were  written  by 
John  Dryden.      Headline  of  title  clipped,  as  usual. 

37  Banks  (John).      Vertue  Betray'd ;    or,   Anna  Bullen:    a 

Tragedy,       4to,    full    green    crushed   levant   morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  Zaehnsdorf.       Lond.  :  R.  Bentley,  1682 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  first  edition. 


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38  Baron  (Robert).    The  Cyprian  Academy.    Engraved  title- 

page,  also  fine  impression  of  the  portrait,  both  by  William 
Marshall  {the  portrait  inlaid^.  8vo,  full  crimson  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford.  Load.  : 
Printed  by  IV.  JV.,  and  are  to  be  sold  by  y.  Hardesty,  1648. 

*  Beautiful  copy.  The  Cyprian  Academy  is  a  poetical  romance 
founded  on  the  plan  of  Sidney's  Arcadia.  The  book  was  published 
in  Baron's  seventeenth  year  and  is  dedicated  to  James  Howell,  who 
was  the  author's  uncle.  One  of  the  famous  "  Letters  "  of  Howell  is 
devoted  to  this  book. 

39  [Baron   (Robert).]     Mirza:  a  Tragedie,  really  acted  in 

Persia,  the  last  age.  Illustrated  with  Historical  An- 
notations.     8vo,  calf,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :   Humphrey  Moseley,  n.  d.  {circa  1650) 

*  First  Edition,  with  five  pages  of  commendatory  poems.  Said 
to  be  an  imitation  of  Ben  Jonson's  Catiline. 

40  [Baron  (Robert),]     Pocula  Castalia. 

f  The  Author's  Motto, 

J  Fortunes'  Tennis  Ball, 

]  Eliza, 

1  Poems,  Epigrams,  etc. 
By  R.  B.  Gen.     Portrait  engraved  by  William  Marshall 
[laid  down).     8vo,  blue   crushed    levant   morocco,    gilt 
edges,  by  Ramage. 

Lond.  :    W.  H.  for  Thomas  Dring.,  1650 

*  The  portrait  is  very  seldom  found  with  the  book.  The  Corser 
copy  lacked  it  as  did  the  one  in  the  Bibliotheca  Anglo  Poetica.  The 
McKee  copy,  in  much  poorer  condition,  sold  for  $75. 

41  Barker  (Mrs.  Jane).     Poetical  Recreations,  consisting  of 

Original  Poems,  Songs,  Odes,  etc.,  with  several  new- 
translations,  in  two  parts.  Printer's  device  on  leaf  preced- 
ing  title.   8vo,  original  calf.    Lond.  :  Benjamin  Crayle, 16SS 

*  The  second  part  contains  poems  by  Godolphin,  Sedley,  Charles 
Cotton  and  others.     Fine  copy. 

42  Basse  (William).    Poetical  Works.    Now  for  the  first  time 

collected  and  edited,  with  Introduction  and  Notes,  by 
R.  Warwick  Bond.      Frontispiece.     4to,  cloth,  gilt  tops. 

Lond.  :  Ellis  6^  Elvey,  1893 

*  Large  Paper  copy,  of  which  but  25  were  printed.  The  author 
lived  in  the  Elizabethan  and  Jacobean  eras,  and  his  chief  poems  re- 
mained in  manuscript  till  printed  in  the  above  volume. 

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43  Beaumont  (Francis).      Poems,  viz.  :  The  Hermaphrodite, 

The   Remedie   of  Love,    Elegies,   Sonnets,   with  other 
■    Poems.      4to,    half    brown    crushed    levant    morocco. 
Lond. :  Printed  by  Richard  Hodgkitison  for  W.  IV.  and 
Laurence  Blaikelocke^  1640. 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  splendid  copy,  with  toiciit  leaves. 

A  volume  of  particular  interest,  which,  according  to  Corser,  in- 
cludes poems  by  Cleveland,  Randolph,  Harrington,  King  and  others. 

44  Beaumont  (Francis).     Poems,  viz. :  The  Hermaphrodite, 

The   Remedy  of  Love,    Elegies,    Sonnets,    with   other 
Poems.     8vo,  russia,  marbled  edges. 

Lond.:    Wm.  Hope.,  1653 

*  The  second  edition,  but  containing  some  very  beautiful  poems 
not  in  the  first  edition.  Among  them:  "A  Description  of  Love," 
"  Mr.  Francis  Beaumont's  Letter  to  Ben  Jonson,"  and  "  To  William 
Shakespeare." 

Renowned  Spencer  lye  a  thought  more  nigh 
To  learned  Chaucer,  and  rare  Beaumont  lye 
A  little  nearer  Spencer  to  make  room 
For  Shakespeare  in  your  three-fold,  four-fold  tombe." 
Also  the  famous  "  Vertue  of  Sack,"  commencing  "Fetch  me  Ben 
Jonson's  skull  and  fill  't  with  sack,"  besides  numerous  other  pieces. 

45  Beaumont  (Sir  John).       Bosworth  Field,  with  a  Taste  of 

the  Variety  of  other  Poems,  left  by  Sir  John  Beaumont, 

Baronet,  deceased,  and  set  forth  by  his  sonne,  Sir  John 

Beaumont.    i2mo,  calf  extra,  gilt  edges,  by  W.  Pratt, 

Lond. :  Felix  Kyngston  for  Henry  Seile,  1629 

*  An  interesting  little  volume,  containing  commendatory  verses  by 
BEN  JONSON,  Francis  Beaumont,  Thos.  Nevill,  Michael 
Drayton,  etc.  The  author  of  this  poem  was  elder  brother  to  Francis 
Beaumont,  the  dramatist.  Drayton,  in  his  epistle  "  Of  Poets  and 
Poesy,"  thus  celebrates  Sir  John  Beaumont  and  his  brother  Francis, 
together  with  William  Browne,  author  of  "  Britannia's  Pastorals  " — 

"  Then  the  two  Beaumonts  and  my  Browne  arose, 
My  dear  companions,  whom  I  freely  chose 
My  bosom  friends;  and  in  their  several  ways 
Rightly  born  poets." 
And  in  Bancroft's  Epigrammes  is  one  addressed  to — 
"  Grace-dieu 

That  lately  brought  such  noble  Beaumonts  forth, 
Whose  brave  heroic  muses  might  aspire 
To  make  the  anthems  of  the  heavenly  quire." 
Dr.  Kippis,  in  an  elaborate  critique  upon  this  author's  poem,  says; 
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"It  is  plain  that  there  was  great  harmony  in  his  versification,  and  that 
it  was  much  above  the  general  class  of  his  age.  He  had  right  notions, 
likewise  with  regard  to  the  accuracy  of  rhyme." 

For  some  reason  the  leaf  containing  pp.  181-182  is  cut  out  of  every 
known  copy.     The  reason,  so  far,  has  never  been  explained. 

46  Beaumont  (Joseph).     Psyche;  or,  Love's  Mysterie,  in  XX. 

Cantos,  displaying  the  intercourse  betwixt  Christ  and 
the  Soule.     Folio,  original  sheep. 

Lond. :  John  Vazuson,  1648 

*  First  Edition.     Choice  crisp  copy. 

47  [Beaumont  and  Fletcher.]     Bonduca;  or,   The  British 

Heroine:  a  Tragedy,  with  a  New  Entertainment  of 
Music.   4to,  half  morocco.    Lond.:  Richard  Bentley,i6g6 

*  Altered  from  Beaumont  and  Fletcher.     Fine  copy. 

48  Beaumont  AND  Fletcher.    Fifty  Comedies  and  Tragedies. 

All  in  I  volume.     Portrait.      Folio,  calf. 

Lond.  :  J.  Macoch,  1679 

*  Second  collected  edition,  containing  several  prologues  and  epi- 
logues, besides  seventeen  plays  not  found  in  the  first.  Tall 
and  fine  copy. 

49  Beaumont  and  Fletcher.      Cupid's  Revenge,  as  it  was 

often  Acted  (with  great  applause)  by  the  Children  of 
the  Revels.     4to,  half  red  morocco,  gilt  tops. 

*  The  third  edition.  Lond.  :   A.  J/.,   1635 

50  Beaumont  and  Fletcher.     The  Maids  Tragedie.     As  it 

hath  beene  divers  times  Acted  at  the  Black-Friers  by 
the  Kings  Maiesties  Servants.  Newly  perused,  aug- 
mented and  inlarged.  This  second  impression.  Large 
woodcut  on  title-page  of  a  scene  in  the  play.  4to,  half  calf, 
red  edges.  Lond.:  Francis  Constable^  1622 

*  The  first  edition,  of  which  it  is  almost  impossible  to  find  a  copy, 
was  issued  in  1619.  Title  clipped,  and  a  small  piece  inserted  in  one 
corner,  but  as  fine  a  copy  as  is  likely  to  be  found. 

51  Beaumont  and  Fletcher.     The  Prophetess;  or.  The  His- 

tory of   Dioclesian.      With   alterations   and   additions 
after  the  manner  of  an  Opera  [by  T.  Betterton\     4to, 
half  brown  morocco,  gilt  top.  Lond. :  Jacob  Tonson,  1690 
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52  Beaumont    and    Fletcher.       The    Scornfull    Lady:    a 

Comedy.     4to,  half  crimson  morocco,  gilt  top. 

Lond.  :  Robert  Wilson^  1639 

*  The  fifth  edition.     Fine  copy. 

53  Bedloe  (Catt,  William).     The  Excommunicated  Prince; 

or,  The  False  Religion  :  a  Tragedy.  As  it  was  Acted 
by  his  Holiness's  Servants.  Being  the  Popish  Plot  in 
a  Play.     Folio,  half  calf,  gilt. 

Lond.  :    Tho.  ParkJiurst^  1679 

*  To  this  play  the  pubHshers,  without  the  author's  concurrence  or 
knowledge,  added  in  the  title  these  words:  "  Being  the  Popish  Plot 
in  a  play."  This  was  to  gull  the  public  into  believing  Bedloe  had 
written  about  that  plot  which  he  did  so  much  to  discover — but  the 
play  treats  of  an  entirely  different  occurrence.     Fine  copy. 

54  Beedome  (Thomas).     Poems,  Divine  and  Humane.     i2mo, 

vellum,  red  edges.    Lond.  :  E.  P.  for  JoJui  Sweeting,  xbd^i 

*  A  very  rare  volume  of  poems,  of  which  Mr.  Lefferts  was  never 
able  to  secure  a  better  copy.  The  date  is  cut  into,  as  are  one  or  two 
pages  on  the  side.  The  present  copy  belonged  to  Cornelius  Paine, 
and  bears  his  autograph.  Among  the  poems  is  one  on  "The 
Heroicall  Captaine  Thomas  James  of  his  discovery  made  by  the 
North-\Yest  Passage  to  the  South  Sea,  163 1 "  ;  another  on  Dr.  Donne, 
and  one  "  To  my  deare  friend  William  Harrington."  The  prelimin- 
ary poems  are  by  Glapthorne,  Nabbes,  Edward  May,  and  others. 

55  Behn  (Mrs.  A.)     Plays.     Engraved  portrait.     4  vols.  8vo, 

full  mottled  calf,  yellow  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.:  Printed  for  Mary  Poulson,  1724 

*  Third  and  best  edition  of  Mrs.  Behn's  plays.  Unusually  choice 
copy. 

56  [Bern   (Aphra).]      The  Debauchee;   or,    The   Credulous 

Cuckold:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  calf. 

Lond.  :  John  A/nery.,  1677 

*  First  Edition.  The  prologue  and  epilogue  were  written  by 
Lord  Rochester. 

57  Behn   (Aphra).      The   Emperor  of   the  Moon:   a   Farce. 

Acted  at  the  Queen's  Theatre.     4to,  half  calf. 

Lond.  :  P.  Holt,  16S7 

*  First  Edition.     Full  of  whimsical  and  entertaining  business. 

58  Behn  (Aphra).     The  City-Heiress;  or,  Sir  Timothy  Treat- 

All:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  orange  morocco. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:   D.  Brown,  1682 

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59  Behn  (Aphra).     The  Luckey  Chance;  or,  An  Alderman's 

Bargain:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  calf,  gilt. 

*  First  Edition.        Lond.  :  R.  H.  for  W.  Canning,  1687 

60  Behn    (Aphra).      Sir   Patient   Fancy:  a  Comedy,  as  it  is 

Acted  at  the  Duke's  Theatre.  4to,  half  crimson 
straight-grained  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 
First  Edition.     Fine  copy.  Lond.  :  E.  Fles/ier,  1678 


*   V, 


61  Behn  (Mrs.  Aphra).      Plays,  with   her   Histories,  Novels 

and  Life.  Plates.  6  vols.  8vo,  half  morocco,  gilt  tops, 
by  Matthews.  Lond.:  Pearson,  1871 

*  Large  Paper  copy. 

62  Bern  (Aphra).     The  Rover;  or,  The  Banish't   Cavaliers. 

2  vols.  4to,  half  brown  morocco, 

Lond.:    John  Amery  and  Jacob  Tonson,  1677-81 

*  First  Edition  of  both  parts. 

(>l  Behn  (Aphra).  TheTown-Fopp;  or,Sir  Timothy  Tawdrey: 
a  Comedy.  4to,  half  maroon  crushed  levant  morocco, 
gilt  tops.  Lond.  :    T.  N.  for  James  Magnes^  J 67 7 

*  Title  mended.     A  few  headlines  cut  into. 

64  Behn  (Aphra).     The  Widdow-Ranter;  or,  The  History  of 

Bacon  in  Virginia:  a  Tragi-Comedy.  4to,  full  crimson 
straight-grained  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Stike- 
MAN.  Lond,  :  James  Knapton,  1690 

*  First  Edition.    The  scene  is  laid  in  Virginia,  and  the  prologue 
is  by  John  Dryden. 

65  Behn  (Aphra).     The  Younger  Brother;  or,  The  Amorous 

Jilt:  a  Comedy.      4to,  half  green  morocco. 

Lond.  :  J.  Harris,  1696 

*  First  Edition,  and  interesting  as  containing  a  life  of  the  author. 
Fine  copy. 

66  Bellamy  (D.)     The   Dramatic  Pieces,  and  other  Miscel- 

laneous Works,  in  Prose  and  Verse,  in  which  are  intro- 
duced several   Select   Essays   never   before   published. 
Adorned  with  sculptures.    8vo,  original  calf  (cover  loose). 
Lond.:  Printed  for  the  author,  1739 
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6-j  [Berkeley  (Sir  William).]  The  Lost  Lady:  a  Tragy- 
Comedy,  Device  on  and  borders  round  title.  Folio,  mot- 
tled calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Rivi&re. 

Lond.  :  J.  Okes,  1639 

*  Splendid  copy  of  this  rare  play.    Tlie  author  was  governor  of  Vir- 
ginia. 

62,  [Betterton  (Thomas).]  The  Amorous  Widow;  or.  The 
Wanton  Wife:  a  Comedy.  4to,  half  crimson  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges.      Lond.:    IV.  Turner^  1706 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  very  fine  copy. 

69  Bible  Plates.      Bibliorum  Utriusque  Testamenti   Icones 

Summo  artificio  expressae  Historias  Sacras  ad  Vivum 
Exhibientes.  Emblematic  engraving  on  every  page.,  with 
verses.  i2mo,  full  green  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt 
edges,  by  Matthews.  Francofurti,  1571 

BIBLIOGRAPHY,  CATALOGUES,  ETC. 

70  Barlow  Library  Catalogue.    With  printed  prices.    2  photo. 

portraits  inserted.  Large  8vo,  full  green  levant  morocco, 
gilt  top.  N.  Y.  1889 

71  Barlow,  Rough  List  of  the  Books  of.     Americana,  1477- 

1799.  Compiled  by  James  Osborne  Wright.  Folio, 
half  red  levant,  gilt  top.  N.  Y.  1885 

*  Privately  printed. 

72  Beckford  Library  Sale  Catalogue,  j  portraits  inserted — 

India  proofs.  4  vols.  imp.  8vo,  half  russia,  gilt  tops, 
uncut,  by  Alfred  Matthews,  Lond,  1882 

*  Large  Paper  copy,  with  printed  price  list.     Includes  the  Hamil- 
ton Palace  Books. 

73  BiBLioGRAPHiCA.      Papers   on   Books:    their   History   and 

Art.  Illuminated  and  other  plates.  3  vols.  4to,  half 
crushed  olive  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  the  Club 
Bindery,  Lond.:  Kegan  Paul,  1895-97 

74  Bibliographer's  Manual  of  English  Literature.      By 

W.  T.  Lowndes.  With  Appendix.  6  vols.  lamo,  half 
morocco,  gilt  tops.  Lond.:  Bell,  1875 

75  Bibliography  of  Printing.      By  E.  C,    Bigmore  and  C. 

W.  H.  Wyman.  3  vols.  4to,  half  bound,  roxburghe 
style.  Lond.  :  Quaritch^  1880 

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76  BiBLiOTHECA  Anglo-Poetic A.     Catalogue  of  Early  Eng- 

lish Poetry.     Cuts.     8vo,  half  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

Lond. :  Longmans,  181 5 

77  BiERSTADT  Library  Sale.  Portrait.   Prices  in  ink.   8vo,  half 

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trated,    4to,  half  leather,  roxburghe  style. 

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paper.  N.  Y.  1891 

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84  Catalogue  of  Heber's  Collection  of  Old  English  Poetry, 

with  Notes  by  J.  P.  Collier.  Printed  prices  and  pur- 
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85  Catalogue  of  Mr.  John  A.  Rice's  Library,  with  cuttings 

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red  morocco,  gilt  top,  by  Bedford.  N.  Y.  1870 

86  Brown  (John  Carter).      Catalogue  of  Books  relating  to 

North  and  South  America,  in  the  library  of  the  late 
John  Carter  Brown.  By  J.  R.  Bartlett.  Facsimile  plates. 
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87  CoRSER  (Rev.  Thomas),  Collectanea  Anglo-Poetica.  Biblio- 
graphical and  Descriptive  Catalogue  of  Early  English 
Poetry.  5  vols.  4to,  half  brown  morocco,  gilt  tops, 
uncut.  Manchester,  i860 

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2  vols,  in  I.     8vo,  cloth.  Bost.  1898 

91  Eyton  (J.  W.  K.)  Library  Sale  Catalogue.    Illuminated 

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93  Farnum  (Alex.,  of  Providence)  Sale  Catalogue.    Priced 

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97  GossE  (Edmund).      Catalogue  of  a  Portion  of  the  Library 

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ink.     2  vols.  8vo,  half  brown  morocco,  gilt  tops. 

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loo  HuTH  Library.  A  Catalogue  of  the  Printed  Books, 
MSS.,  Autograph  Letters  and  Engravings  collected  by- 
Henry  Huth,  with  Collations,  etc.  Portrait.  5  vols. 
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America,  1506-1700.   Thin  8vo,  brown  levant  morocco, 
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104  Rich    (O.)      Bibliotheca  Americana    Nova,    1702-1844. 

2  vols.  8vo,  brown   levant  morocco,    gilt   tops,  uncut, 
by  Bedford.  Lond.  1846 

105  Smith  (J.  Chaloner).     Catalogue  of  Mezzotint  Engrav- 

ings.     2  parts  in  i.     8vo,  half  red  morocco,  gilt  tops. 

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106  Stevens   (Henry).       Bibliotheca  Historica.      5,000  vol- 

umes of  Americana,  sold  at  auction.     Unpriced.     8vo, 
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other  catalogues.  Priced.   5  vols.  i2mo  and  8vo.     v.  y. 

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iio  Wrangham  (Francis).  Catalogue  of  the  English  Por- 
tion of  the  Library.  Half  green  morocco,  gilt  top,  un- 
cut, by  Hayday.  Malton,  1826 

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Ill   BiERSTADT  (O.  A.)     The  Library  of  Robert  Hoe.     Many 
illustrations.     8vo.  N.  Y.  1895 

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112  Binding,     A  German    Book   of   Prayers,  enclosed   in    a 

curious  binding  of  hogskin,  with  clasps,  and  a  heavy 
FRAMEWORK  of  SOLID  SILVER,  gilt,  verv  curiouslv  chased 
and  worked,  in  elegant  condition. 

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once  belonged  to  a  granddaughter  of  Peter  De  Witt,  and  bears  her 
autograph. 

113  Blades    (William).      The    Enemies    of    Books.     Plates, 

Post  8vo,  vellum  covers,  uncut.  Lond.   18S0 

*  First  Edition. 

114  Blades  (Williaim).    How  to  Tell  a  Caxton.   Plates.    i2mo, 

full  straight-grained  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by 
Stikeman.  Lond.  1870 

115  Blades   (William).      Life   and  Topography   of  William 

Caxton.  Facsimile  plates.  2  vols.  4to,  half  leather, 
roxburghe  style.  Lond.:  /.Lilly,  1861 

*  Very  scarce. 

116  Boccace's  Tales;  or,  The  Quintessence  of  Wit,  Mirth, 

Eloquence,  and  Conversation.  Framed  in  Ten  Days, 
of  an  Hundred  Curious  Pieces,  by  seven  Honorable 
Ladies,  and  Three  Noble  Gentlemen.  Preserved  to 
Posterity  by  that  Renowned  John  Boccacio,  the  first 
Refiner  of  Italian  Prose:  And  now  Translated  into 
English.  Lond.:  Printed  by  E.  Cotes,  1657.  With  the 
Excessively  rare  Second  Part  containing  the  "  last 
Five  days,"  and  dated  1655.  Woodcuts,  similar  to  those 
used  in  the  First  Folio  English  edition.  Thick  i2mo,  calf, 
marbled  edges. 

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much  rarer  book  than  the  First  English  Folio,  the  value  of  the  present 
copy  being  enhanced  by  its  sound  and  generally  satisfactor}'  condi- 
tion, it  having  also  the  two  separate  titles  in  addition  to  the  prelimi- 
nary general  title. 

117  BoiLEAU.     The  Art  of  Poetry,  written  in  French   by  the 

Sieur  de  Boileau,  made  English.  Woodcut  of  sphere  on 
title.  Svo,  half  brown  morocco,  gilt  top,  by  the  Club 
Bindery.  Lond.:  P.  Bentley,  1683 

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ii8  BoissARD  (J,  J.)  Emblematum  Liber.  With  portrait  of 
the  author  and  the  complete  series  of  fnagnificent  e?tgravings 
by  Theodore  de  Bry.  4to,  polished  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges, 
by  H.  Wood.  Frankfurt-on-Main,  1593 

*  Bound  up  with  the  above  is  another  similar  book  of  emblems, 
the  engravings  also  being  by  De  Bry.  Both  books  in  very  beautiful 
condition. 

119  BooTHBY  (Mrs.  Frances).      Marcelia;  or,  The  Treacher- 

ous    Friend:     a    Tragi-comedy.       410,    half     crimson 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :    Will  Cademan,  1670 

*  First  Edition  and  a  very  fine  copy.  The  play  was  acted  at  the 
Theatre  Royal  with  success. 

120  Bourne   (Reuben).     The   Contented   Cuckold;  or,  The 

Woman's   Advocate:    a  Comedy.     4to,    half    crushed 
brown  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges, 

Lond.  :  Randal  Taylor^  1692 

*  It  is  said  this  play  was  never  acted. 

121  Boyer    (Abel).      Achilles;    or,    Iphigenia    in    Aulis:    a 

Tragedy.   4to,  half  calf,  gilt.   Lond. :  Tho.  Bennet^  1700 

*  The  author  claimed  the  approbation  of  John  Dryden  for  this 
play.     Spotted  copy. 

122  Boyle  (Roger,  Earl  OF  Orrery).   Dramatic  Works,  with 

a  Comedy  called  "As  You  Find  It,"  by  Charles  Boyle. 
Engraved  portrait  on  copper.      2  vols.  8vo,  calf. 

*  The  first  collected  edition.  Lond.  :   Dodsley,   1739 

123  Boyle    (Roger,   Earl  of    Orrery).       The    History    of 

Henry  the  Fifth,  and  the  Tragedy  of  Mustapha.    Folio, 
mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :   If.  IIerri?ig?nan,  1668 

*  This  very  rare  play,  of  which  the  above  is  the  First  Edition, 
was  acted  with  great  success.  Hazlitt  gives  the  date  of  the  first 
edition  as  1669.     Title  clipped  at  top,  but  a  good  copy. 

124  Boyle   (Roger,    Earl  of  Orrery).      Mr.   Anthony:   a 

Comedy.     4to,  half  brown  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

Lond.:  Jos.  Ktiapton,  1690 

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125  Boyle  (Roger,  Earl  of  Orrery).    Two  New  Tragedies: 

The  Black  Prince,  and  Tryphon.  Folio,  mottled  calf 
gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. Lond. :   If.  irerri?ig7nan,i66g 

*  First  Edition.  Nell  Gwyn  acted  the  part  of  Alizia  in  the 
Black  Prince.  Tryphon  has  the  rare  leaf  of  errata  at  end  Pepys 
gives  an  amusing  account  of  his  visit  to  see  "  Tryphon  "  played. 

126  Braithwait   (Richard).     The  Arcadian   Princesse;  or, 

The  Triumph  of  Justice.  Engraved  title-page  by  William 
Marshall.  8vo,  straight  grained  crimson  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  over  red  edges.       Lond.  :    Th.  Harper.^  1635 

*  Very  tall  and  fine  copy.     Usually  turns  up  in  poor  state. 
A  fine  copy  sold  recently  in  London  for  ;^36. 

127  Braithwait  (Richard).     Barnabse  Itinerarium  ;  or,  Bar- 

nabee's  Journal;  with  an  account  of  the  author,  now 
first  discovered,  a  bibliographical  history  of  the  former 
editions  of  the  work  and  illustrative  notes.  Engraved 
frontispiece  after  Marshall.,  and  plates.  Post  8vo,  half 
calf  gilt,  gilt  tops,  UNCUT.       Lond.:  J.  Harding,  1818 

*  Contains  the  text  of  the  first  edition,  with  enlarged  index,  and 
retaining  the  preliminary  matter  from  later  editions. 

128  Another  copy  on  Large  Paper.      8vo,  full  crim- 
son levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut.  ibid. 

129  Braithwait  (Richard).    Barnabse  Itinerarium ;  or,  Bar- 

nabee's  Journal,  with  a  Life  of  the  Author,  Bibliographi- 
cal Introduction  and  a  Catalogue  of  his  Works.  Edited 
from  the  first  edition  by  Joseph  Haslewood.  Por- 
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brown  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut. 

Lond.,  \^Privately printed\  1820 

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This  edition  is  valuable  for  the  large  amount  of  research  expended 
upon  the  bibliographical  details. 

130  Braithwaite   (Richard).     A  Comment  upon  the  Two 

Tales    of    our  Ancient,    Renowned    and    Ever-Living 

Poet  St.  Jeffrey   Chaucer  (The   Miller's  Tale  and  the 

Wife   of  Bath).      i2mo,   blue  morocco,   yellow  edges, 

by  WiNSTANLEY.  Loud.  :    \V.  Godbid.,  1665 

First  Edition.     Very  nice  copy.     The  volume  is  dedicated  by 

the  author  to  "  Sir  John  Wintour."     On  the  verso  of  the  dedication 

is  the  following  paragraph:   "  This  Comment  was  an  Assay,  whereto 

the  Author  was  importun'd  by  Persons  of  Quality,  to  compleat  with 

Brief,  Pithy,  and  proper  Illustrations,  Suitable  to  such  Subjects." 

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131  Braithwaite    (Richard).       Drunken    Barnaby's    Four 

Journeys  to  the  North  of  England.  Vignettes  and  tail- 
pieces.     Post  8vo,  half  russia,  yellow  edges. 

Lond.,  {/.  Harding)  1805 

*  The  fifth  edition,  "The  text,"  says  Haslewood,  is  that  of  the 
1776  edition,  "  with  some  further  occasional  variations."  The  prin- 
cipal merit  of  this  edition  consists  in  the  prefixing  of  a  long  and 
valuable  "Advertisement." 

132  Another  copy   of  an   earlier    issue    of    the  Fifth 

Edition,  dated  "  April,  1805,"  at  end  of  Advertisement. 
Post  8vo,  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Zaehnsdorf.       Ibid. 

133  Braithwaite    (Richard).        Drunken    Barnaby's    Four 

Journey's  to  the  North  of  England,  together  with 
Bessy  Bell.  Plates  npon  copper.,  including  frontispiece. 
i2mo,  polished  calf  gilt,  yellow  edges,  by  Larkins. 

Lond.  :   S.  Illidge.,  1723 

*  In  this — the  third — edition  the  famous  passage  of  the  Puritan 
gibbeting  his  cat  is  first  illustrated. 

134  Braithwaite   (Richard).       Drunken     Barnaby's    Four 

Journeys  to  the  North  of  England,  with  Bessy  Bell 
and  the  Ballad  of  Chevy  Chase.  4  curious  lithographic 
plates.      Post  8vo,  half  calf,  gilt  tops,  uncut. 

Lond.:    T.  and  J.  Allinan.,  1822 

*  Printed  from  the  edition  of  1778,  with  new  illustrations. 

135  Braithwaite  (Richard).     The  English  Gentleman,  con- 

taining Sundry  Excellent  Rules  or  Exquisite  Observa- 
tions, tending  to  Direction  of  every  Gentleman  of 
Selecter  Rank  and  Qualitie,  how  to  Demeane  or  Ac- 
commodate himself  in  the  Manage  of  Publick  or  Pri- 
vate Affaires.  With  a  brilliant  impression  of  the  exceed- 
ingly choice  frontispiece  by  Vang  haft.,  opposite  to  which  is  the 
folding  '''■draught"  or  explanation.,  which  is  of  excessive 
rarity  and  rarely  found  in  the  work.      4to,  half  calf,  neat. 

Lond.  :  John  Haviland,  1630 

*  First  Edition.  In  the  chapter  on  Recreations  is  an  interesting 
treaties  on  Stage  Players. 

136  The   same.      Second   Edition,   revised,   corrected 

and  enlarged.      With  the  engraved  title  by  Vaughan.,  and 
the  scarce  preliminary  leaf.      4to,  half  calf, 

Lond, :  Felix  Kyngston,  1633 

*  Haslewood  says:  "  No  work  of  that  age  can  have  been  more 
read  or  higher  appreciated." 

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137  Braithwaite  (Richard).     The  English  Gentleman  and 

English  Gentlewoman,  Beautifully  engraved  title-page, 
in  compartments,  by  JV.  Marshall.      Folio,  tree  calf,  gilt. 

Lond. :  J.  Dawson,  1641 

*  Has  the  folding  leaf  "A  Draught  of  the  frontispiece."  Fine 
copy  of  the  first  edition. 

138  Braithwaite  (Richard).    Essaies  upon  the  Five  Senses, 

revived  by  a  New  Supplement,  with  a  pithy  one  upon 
Detraction.  The  Second  Edition,  revised  and  enlarged 
by  the  Author.  Very  beautiful  engraved  frojitispicce  by 
William  Marshall.      i2mo,  original  sheep. 

Lond.  :  Anne  Grifft.n,  1635 

*  The  beautiful  frontispiece  appears  in  this  edition  for  the  first 
time.  The  first  edition  contains  only  "6  leaves  while  this  contains 
pp.  312,  followed  by  two  unnumbered  leaves. 

139  Braithwaite  (Richard).     Regicidium,  Sanguinis  Scru- 

tinium.  Tragi-Comoediae.  8vo,  russia,  gilt  edges,  by 
Bedford.  Londini:  J.  Grismond,  1665 

*  An  edition  of  the  date  of  the  generally  received  "  first  edition," 
but  with  an  entirely  different  title-page.     The  title  is  damaged  in  this 

copy,  but  NO  OTHER  SEEMS  TO  BE  KNOWN. 

140  Braithwaite   (Richard).      Tragi-Comoedia,  cui  in  titu- 

lum  inscribitur  Regicidium.      8vo,  original  sheep. 

Lond.:  /.  G.  et  Theodori  Sadleri,  1665 
First  Edition  and  a  choice  copy.      So  long  ago  as  1825  Thorpe 
catalogued  a  copy  for  five  guineas.     It  is  very  scarce. 

141  Braithwaite  (Richard),      The  SchoUer's   Medley;   or. 

An  Intermixt  Discourse  upon  Historical  and  Poetical 
Relations,  a  subject  of  itselfe  well  meriting  the  appro- 
bation of  the  judicious,  who  best  know  to  confirme 
their  knowledge  by  this  brief  survey,  or  general  Table 
of  mixed  discourses,  and  no  less  profitable  to  such  as 
desire  to  better  their  immaturity  of  knowledge  by 
morall  Readings,  distinguished  into  several  heads  for 
the  direction  of  the  Reader,  to  all  such  Historicall 
Mixtures  as  be  comprehended  in  this  Treatise,  the  like 
whereof  for  variety  of  Discourse,  mixed  with  profile, 
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and  modest  delight,  hath  not  heretofore  been  published. 

Small   4to   (title  soiled),  but  a  large  and  fine  copy  in 

new  sprinkled  calf  extra,  rough  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  N.  G.  for  George  Norton^  1614 

*  First  Edition.  This  is  the  first  and  a  very  scarce  edition  of 
the  book  afterwards  printed  under  the  title,  "A  Surve)'of  History." 

142  Brathwait  (Richard).      A   Survey   of   History;    or,   A 

Nursery  for  Gentry  .  .  .  for  variety  of  discourse  mixed 
with  profit  and  modest  delight,  in  the  opinion  of  the 
clearest  and  refined'st  judgments,  hath  not  heretofore 
been  published.  Beautiful  frontispiece  in  compartments, 
cofitaining  the  author's  portrait  engraved  by  William  Mar- 
shall. 4to,  panelled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bed- 
ford. Lond.  :  /.  Okes,  1638 

*  Unusually  choice  copy.  Sound,  tall  and  clean.  The  "Survey 
of  History"  is  a  much  enlarged  re-issue  of  the  "  Scholler's  Medley  " 
(for  which  see  this  catalogue).  It  is  dedicated  to  the  widow  of  his 
patron,  the  Earl  of  Southampton,  Brathwait  asking  that  she  accept 
the  volume  "  for  his  sake  who  did  so  highly  prize  it."  This  edition 
is  the  first  with  Marshall's  beautiful  and  characteristic  engraving. 

143  [Brathwait  (Richard).]     The  Two  Lancashire  Lovers; 

or,  The  excellent  history  of  Philocles  and  Doriclea, 
expressing  the  faithfull  constancy  and  mutuall  fidelity 
of  two  loyall  Lovers.  Stored  with  no  less  variety  of 
discourse  to  delight  the  generous,  then  of  serious  ad- 
vice to  instruct  the  Amorous.  Engraved  title-page  and 
frontispiece.      8vo,  old  calf,  yellow  edges. 

Lond.  :  Edivard  Griffin,  1640 

*  Very  choice  copy  of  this  rare  book.  The  scarce  plate  here  found 
as  a  frontispiece  is  sometimes  bound  at  page  246. 

This  book  is  one  of  the  earliest  English  works  of  fiction — the  pre- 
cursor of  the  novel  of  to-day.  It  is  thought  the  story  was  founded 
on  facts,  and  the  author  in  his  preface  speaks  of  it  as  a  work  "  whose 
ground-colour  is  truth." 

144  [Brady  (Nicholas).]     The  Rape;  or,  The  Innocent  Im- 

postors: a  Tragedy.     4to,  half  red  morocco. 

Lond.:  F.  Saunders,  1692 
*  First  Edition,   with  epilogue  by   Shadwell.      Title  slightly 
clipped  at  top. 

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145  Bragadocia  (The)  ;  or,  The  Bawd  turn'd  Puritan  :  a  New 

Comedy  by  a  Person  of  Quality.  4to,  half  green 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

L  o  n  d .  :  Rich  a  r  d  Seldwin ,  1 6  9 1 

146  [Brewer  (Anthony)?]     Lingua;  or,  The  Combat  of  the 

Tongue  and  the  Five  Senses  for  Superiority  :  a  pleasant 
Comedie.  410,  half  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges, 
by  Riviere.  Lond. :  N.  Okes,  n.  d. 

*  The  second  edition,  published  after  1607  and  before  161 7.  When 
produced  at  Trinity  College,  Cambridge,  Oliver  Cromwell  acted  the 
part  of  Tactus  in  it. 

The  costumes  of  the  players  are  described.     Of  excessive  rarity. 

147  Brewer  (Anthony).      The  Love-Sick  King:   an  English 

Tragical  History,  with  the  Life  and  Death  of  Cartes- 
munda,  the  fair  Nun  of  Winchester.  4to,  half  mo- 
rocco,  UNCUT.  Lond. :  Jiol\  Pollard,  1655 

*  Title  soiled,  but  could  be  cleaned  and  made  a  remarkably  fine 
copy.     First  Edition. 

148  Brome   (Richard).     The  Antipodes:  a  Comedie,  Acted 

in  the  Year  1638,  at  Salisbury  Court,  in  Fleet  Street. 
4to,  half  calf,  gilt.  Lond.  :  /.  Okes,  1640 

*  With  preliminary  verses  by  Robert  Chamberlain,  and  a  curious 
note  relating  to  the  text  and  acting  of  the  play,  by  the  author,  at  end. 

149  Brome  (Richard).      Dramatic  Works,  containing  Fifteen 

Comedies,  now  first  collected.  Portrait.  3  vols.  8vo, 
half  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  Alfred  Matthews. 

*  Large  Paper  copy.  Lond.:  Pearson,   1873 

150  Brome  (Richard).     Five  New  Playes,  viz.: 

fMad  Couple  Well  Matcht, 
Novella, 
The  \  Court  Beggar, 
I  City  Witt, 
IDamoiselle. 
Engraved  portrait  by  Cross.   8vo,  red  morocco,  gilt  edges, 
by  Riviere.  Lond.:  Htunphrey  Moseley.,  1653 

*  A  few  pages  slightly  clipped  at  top.  The  five  plays  are  here 
printed  for  the  first  time. 

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151  Brome    (Richard).      Five  New  Plays,  viz.:  The  English 

Mow,  or  The  Mock  Marriage;  The  Love  Sick  Court; 
Covent  Garden  Weeded;  The  New  Academy;  The 
Queen  and  Concubine.  8vo,  red  morocco,  gilt  edges, 
by  Riviere.  Lond.  :   A.  Crook,  1659 

*  Fine  copy.     First  Edition  of  each  play. 

152  Brome    (Richard).     The  Joviall  Crew;  or,    The    Merry 

Beggars:   a  Comedy.      4to,  half  calf,  gilt. 

Lond.:  /.  Y.  for  E.  Z>. ,  1652 

*  First  Edition.  Dedicated  to  Thomas  Stanley,  and  with  prelimi- 
nary verses  by  James  Shirley,  Alex.  Brome,  Tatham,  etc.    Good  copy. 

153  Brome  (Richard).     The    Northern    Lasse:  a  Comedie. 

4to,  half  calf,  gilt.  Lond.:    Aug.  Matthews  (1632) 

*  Cropped  copy,  but  very  rare. 

Has  preliminary  verses  by  John  Ford,  Thomas  Uekker,  and  Ben 
JoNSON.     Jonson's  verse  commences 

"  I  had  you  for  a  servant  once,  Dick  Brome," 
which  but  states  an  historic  fact. 

154  Brome  (Richard).     The  Queene's  Exchange:  a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  calf,  gilt.  Lond.:  Henry  Brome,  1657 

*  First  Edition.     Some  pages  clipped. 

155  [Brome  (Richard).]    The  Sparagus  Garden:  a  Comedie, 

acted  in  the  yeare  1635  t>y  ^^^  then  Company  of  Revels. 
4to,  half  calf,  gilt.  Lond.:  /.  Okes,  1640 

*  First  Edition. 

156  Broome  (William).     Poems  on  Several  Occasions.     En- 

graved portrait  on  copper  by  Vertue.  8vo,  blue  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Ramage. 

Lond.:    Bernard  Lintot,  1727 

*  Very  choice  copy,  and  in  such  remarkable  condition  very  scarce. 

157  [Brome  (Alexander).]     The  Poems  of  Horace,  consist- 

ing of  Odes,  Satyres  and  Epistles  rendered  in  English 
Verse  by  Several  Persons.  Portrait  of  Brome  by  Loggan, 
and  bust  of  Horace  engraved  by  John  Dunstall.  8vo,  full 
crimson  crushed  levant  morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  by 
the  Club  Bindery.  Lond. :  E.Cotes  for  Henry  Brome, \666 

*  Brilliant  impressions  of  both  plates.  A  copy  is  known  on  the 
back  of  the  title  of  which  is  written  :  "  The  gift  of  Mr.  Alexander 
Brome,  who  collected  and  published  all  and  translated  some  of  the 
poems."  Some  copies  have  a  leaf  of  imprimatur,  not  in  the  present  one. 

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158  Brooke  (Fulk  Grevill,  Lord).      Remains,  being  Poems 

of  Monarchy  and  Religion.  8vo,  half  green  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :   [T.  JV.  for  Henry  JIerringr?ian),  1670 

*  First  Edition  and  containing  the  leaf  of  imprimatur  before  title. 
The  preface  is  signed  with  the  initials  of  the  publisher.  The  author, 
who  was  assassinated  by  one  of  his  own  servants,  had  inscribed  on 
his  tombstone  :  "  Friend  of  Sir  Philip  Sidney." 

159  Brown   (Thomas).      Physick   Lies  a    Bleeding;  or,    The 

Apothecary  Turned  Doctor:  a  Comedy,  4to,  half  green 
morocco,  by  the  Club  Bindery.  Lond. :  C.  Whitlock^  1697 

*  First  Edition. 

160  Browne  (Irving).    Iconoclasm  and  Whitewash,  and  other 

Papers.  Large  Paper.  4to,  straight-grained  maroon 
levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  Alfred  Matthews. 

N.  Y. :  /.  O.  Wright,  1886 

161  Brutus  OF  Alba;  or,  Augusta's  Triumph:  a  New  Opera. 

4to,  half  red  morocco.  Lond.  :    W.  Onley,  1697 

*  A  sequel  to  Tate's  tragedy  "  Brutus  of  Alba." 

162  Buck  (Sir  George).     The  Great  Plantaganet;  or,  A  Con- 

tinued Succession  of  that  Royall  Name  from  Henry 
the  Second  to  our  Sacred  Soveraigne  King  Charles. 
Woodcut  of  the  royal  arms  preceding  title.  4to,  mottled 
calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.:   Nicholas  and  John  Okes,  1635 

*  The  first  edition  was  published  in  1605,  but  this  one  is  very  much 
altered  and  contains  matter  not  in  the  earlier  issue.  Corser  says  : 
"  This  edition  is  more  frequently  met  with  than  the  former,  though  of 
some  rarity." 

163  Buckingham    (George    Villiers,    Duke   of).     The  Re- 

hearsal, as  it  was  Acted  at  the  Theatre-Royal.  4to, 
half  green  morocco.  Lond.  :    Thomas  Dring,  1672 

*  First  Edition.     Fine  copy. 

*  In  this  play  Dryden  is  satirised  under  the  character  of  "  Bayes." 

164  Brillat-Savarin.  Handbook  of  Gastronomy.  j2  etchings 

by  Lalauze.      Thick  8vo,  cloth.  N.  Y.  [Lond.]  1884 

165  Bulwer  (John).      Anthropometamorphosis:  Man   trans- 

form'd:  or  the  artificiall  Changling  historically  pre- 
sented, in  the  mad  and  cruell  Gallantry,  foolish  Brav- 
ery, ridiculous  Beauty,  filthy  Finenesse,  and  loathsome 

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Loveliness  of  most  Nations,  fashioning  and  altering 
their  Bodies  from  the  Mould  intended  by  Nature,  with 
Figures  of  those  transfigurations.  Splendid  impression 
OF  engraved  portrait  of  the  Author  by  William  Faithorne, 
and  the  very  curious  frontispiece  by  Cross,  with  letterpress 
description  opposite,  also  upivards  i6o  ivoodcuts  illustrating 
the  absurdities  practised  on  the  body  by  all  the  nations  of  the 
World.     4to,  original  sheep.      A  splendid  copy. 

Lond.  :  William  Hunt,  1653 

*  This  is  assuredly  one  of  the  most  curious  volumes  ever  compiled. 
The  author  has  been  at  the  pains  to  bring  together  everything  he 
could  meet  with  on  the  treatment  of  the  human  body  by  different 
nations,  ancient  and  modern,  and  in  the  New  World  as  well  as  the 
Old,  according  to  the  dictates  of  fashion,  vice,  or  custom.  The 
woodcuts  with  which  he  illustrates  his  examples  are  of  the  quaintest 
character. 

166  BuLWER  (John).      Chirologia:  or  the  Natural  Language 

of  the  Hand.  Composed  of  the  Speaking  Motions,  and 
Discoursing  Gestures  thereof.  Whereunto  is  added 
Chironomia:  or,  the  Art  of  Manuall  Rhetoricke.  Con- 
sisting of  the  Naturall  Expressions,  digested  by  Art  in 
the  Hand,  as  the  chiefest  instrument  of  Eloquence,  by 
Historicall  Manifesto's,  exemplified  out  of  the  Authen- 
tique  Registers  of  Common  Life,  and  Civill  Conversa- 
tion. With  very  pretty  emblematic  frontispieces  to  each 
part  and  6  plates  of  diagrams  engraved  by  Marshall. 
Crimson  crushed  levant  morocco  super  extra,  gilt 
edges,  by  Bedford.  Lond.:  Thos.  Harper,  1644 

*  This  very  curious  volume  gives  an  explanation  of  all  the  actions, 
gestures,  and  movements  of  the  hand  and  fingers.  It  is  a  most  ex- 
haustive little  work,  containing  a  mass  of  curious  information. 

The  present  is  a  very  fine  copy,  and  it  is  doubtful  whether  a  better 
one  is  known. 

167  Bunyan  (John).   The  Holy  War,  made  by  Shaddai  upon 

Diabolus,  for  the  regaining  of  the  Metropolis  of  the 
World  or  the  Losing  and  Taking  again  of  the  Town 
of  Man  soul.  Engraved  portrait  by  White;  also  folding 
plate  containing  full-length  portrait  of  Bunyan.  8vo,  orig- 
inal sheep,  in  a  levant  morocco  slip-case. 

Lond.  :  Dorman  Newtnan,  1682 

*  First  Edition,  and    beyond    a  few  slight  stains,  a   splendid 

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copy.  The  book  almost  invariably  occurs  without  the  portrait.  At 
the  end  is  a  leaf  entitled  "An  Advertisement  to  the  Reader,"  which 
is  in  verse  and  speaks  of  the  doubts  which  had  been  expressed  as  to 
Bunyan's  authorship  of  the  "Pilgrim's  Progress."  He  is  very  em- 
phatic in  asserting  the  book,  its  matter  and  manner  to  be  entirely  his 
own: 

"  It  came  from  mine  own  heart,  so  to  my  head 

And  thence  into  my  fingers  trickled  ; 

Then  to  my  pen,  from  whence  immediately 

On  paper  I  did  dribble  it  daintily. 

Manner  and  matter  too  was  all  mine  own 

Nor  was  it  unto  any  mortal  known 

'Till  I  had  done  it." 
Next  to  the  Pilgrim's  Progress  this  is  the  most  interesting  work  by 
John  Bunyan.     It  is  of  excessive  rarity. 

i68  Bunyan  (John).  Differences  in  Judgment  about  Water 
Baptism,  no  Bar  to  Communion,  or  to  Communicate 
with  Saints,  as  Saints  proved  lawful,  an  Answer  to  a 
Book  written  by  the  Baptists.  Svo,  maroon  crushed 
levant  morocco,  filleted  sides,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere, 

L  o  n  d . :  /oh  n  IV il kins ,  1673 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  splendid  copy. 

169  Bunyan  (John).      Seasonable  Counsel  or  Advice  to  Suf- 

ferers. Svo,  paneled  calf  gilt,  gilt  over  red  edges,  by 
F.  Bedford.  Lond.  :  Benjamin  AIsop,  1684 

*  First   and  only  separate  edition.     It  was   first   reprinted  in  the 
collected  edition  of  Bnnyan's  Works  issued  in  1767. 

An  extraordinarily  fine  copy. 

170  [Burnaby    (Charles).]     The    Ladies'    Visiting    Day:  a 

Comedy.  With  the  addition  of  a  New  Scene.  4to, 
half  crimson  morocco.  Lond.  :  Peter  Biick^  1701 

*  First  Edition. 

171  [Burnaby  (Charles).]     The  Modish  Husband:  a  Com- 

edy. 4to,  half  brown  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt 
tops,  by  Tout.  Lond.:  James  Knapton,  1702 

*  First  Edition  and  a  fine  copy.     The  author — who  wrote  four 
plays — says  the  present  one  was  "  writ  in  four  weeks," 

172  [Burnaby  (Charles).]     The  Reform'd  Wife:  a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  crimson  morocco.    Lond,  :  Thomas  Sen?iet,  1700 

*  First  Edition.     Title  soiled,  but  a  good  copy. 

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173  Butler    (Samuel).       Genuine    Remains    in    Verse    and 

Prose,  publislied  from  the  Original  Manuscripts.  With 
Notes  by  R.  Thyer,  keeper  of  the  Public  Library  at 
Manchester.  2  vols.  8vo,  full  crimson  crushed  levant 
morocco  extra,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  Riviere. 

Lond. :  y.  and  R.  Tonson^  ^759 

*  Splendid  copy  of  the  best  edition, 

174  Butler  (Samuel).     Hudibras.     A  remarkable  Collection 

of  the  First  Editions,  as  follows: 
First  Part.     (Genuine  edition.)     Lond.  1663.     8vo,  full 

levant. 
First  Part.  (Genuine  ed.)  Lond.  1663.  lamo,  tree  calf. 
First  Part.  (Genuine  ed.)  Lond.  1663.  i2mo,  old  calf. 
First  Part.  (Genuine  ed.)  Lond.  1663.  8vo,  old  bind- 
ing) 
First  Part.  (Spurious  ed.)  Lond.  1663.  8vo,  tree  calf. 
First  Part.      (Spurious  ed.)     Lond.  1663.     8vo,  original 

calf. 
First  Part,     (Spurious  ed.)    Lond.  1663.  8vo,  tree  calf. 
Second  Part.      (Genuine  ed.)     Lond.  1664.      8vo,   full 

levant. 
Second   Part.      (Genuine  ed.)     Lond,  1664.     8vo,   old 

binding. 
Second  Part.      (Genuine  ed.)     Lond.    1664.      8vo,  old 

sheep.      Bound  up  with  Part  L 
Second  Part.     (Spurious  ed.)     Lond.  1663.     i2mo,  old 

binding. 
The   First  and  Second  Parts.      (Genuine  ed.)     Lond. 

1674.  8vo.  Bound  by  Club  Bindery,  half  levant. 
The  Third  and  Last  Part.  Lond.  1678.  8vo,  full  levant. 
The  Third  and   Last  Part.     Lond.  1678.      8vo,  bound 

by  Club  Bindery,  half  levant. 
In     all    14    vols.       8vo,    various    binding    and    sizes    as 
described. 

*  The  above  is  the  most  complete  series  ever  offered  for  sale.  It 
includes  all  the  genuine  and  all  the  spurious  editions,  including  varia- 
tions. Mr.  Foote's  collection,  which  until  now  has  not  been  rivalled, 
contained  only  ten  volumes.  It  would  be  the  work  of  many  years  to 
gather  such  a  collection  as  the  above. 

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175  Butler  (Samuel).     Hudibras,  in  three  parts,  written  in 

the  time  of  the  late  wars.  Corrected  and  amended, 
with  large  annotations  and  a  preface,  by  Zachary  Gray. 
J^i?ie  impressions  of  the  engraved  portrait  by  Vertue^  and  of 
the  folding  plates  after  Hogarth.  2  vols.  8vo,  brown 
calf  gilt,  gilt  tops,  UNCUT,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Cambridge:  y.  Bent/iam,  1744 

*  Unusually  fine  copy  of  this  handsomely  printed  edition. 

176  Butler    (Samuel).      Posthumous    Works  in   Prose  and 

Verse,  with  a  Key  to  Hudibras.  By  Sir  Roger  L'Es- 
trange.  Engraved  portrait  on  copper  by  Van  der  Gucht, 
i6mo,  old  calf.     Lond.  :  R.  Smith  and  G.  Strahan,  17 15 

*  First  Edition.     Title  in  red  and  black. 

177  i^^AMPION  (Dr.  Thomas.)    Works.     Edited  by  A.  H. 
\^      Bullen.     8vo,  boards,   uncut. 

Lond.  :  Privately  printed  at  the  Chiswick  Press, i2>%() 

*  No.  15  of  400  printed.  This  is  the  first  collected  edition  of  Cam- 
pion's works. 

178  Camus  (J.  P.)     Nature's  Paradox;  or,  The  Innocent  Im- 

postor: a  Pleasant  History,  translated  from  the  French 
by  J.  Wright.  Fine  frontispiece,  engraved  by  Vaiighan, 
with  the  scarce  leaf  preceding  it^  '  *  The  Minde  of  the  Front- 
ispiece.'' 4to,  sprinkled  calf  gilt,  green  edges,  by  F. 
Bedford.  Lond.:  J.  G.  for  Fdw.  Dodd,  1652 

*  Fine  copy  of  this  curious  romance,  interspersed  with  poetry,  and 
containing  interesting  commendatory  verses  by  R.  Braithvvaite,  James 
Howell,  Alex.  Brome,  Wharton,  etc. 

179  Carew    (Richard).      Coelum    Britanicum:    a    Maske   at 

Whitehall  in  the  Banquetting-House,  on  Shrove  Tues- 
day night  the  18  of  February,  1633  [4].  4to,  mottled  calf 
gilt,  by  the  Club  Bindery.    Lond.:  ThofnasWalkley,  1634 

*  Written  by  command  of  the  King,  who,  with  his  nobles,  took  part 
in  the  Maske,  The  decorations  were  by  Inigo  Jones,  and  the  music 
by  Henry  Lawes. 

180  Carew   (Thomas).     Poems.     First   Edition.     8vo,  full 

crushed  levant  morocco,  richly  tooled  to  a  lace  pattern 
on  sides,  gilt  edges,  in  slip  case,  by  Stikeman. 

Lond.  :  By  I.  D.  for  Thomas  IValkley,  1640 

*  The  author  was  Gentleman  of  the  Privy  Chamber  and  Cup-bearer 

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to  Charles  I.  "  He  was,"  says  Corser,  "  greatly  praised  and  beloved 
by  Ben  Jonson,  Suckling,  Davenant  and  others."  Lord  Clarendon, 
with  whom  he  was  intimate  in  youth,  wrote  a  flattering  "character of 
him."     Carew's  ballad  commencing: 

"  Ask  me  no  more  where  Jove  bestows, 
When  June  is  past  the  fading  rose; 
For  in  your  beautys'  orient  deepe 
These  flowers,  as  in  their  causes,  sleepe." 
has  been  specially  admired,  and  by  some  critics  placed  on  a  par  with 
Marlowe's  "  Come  live  with  me  and  be  my  love." 

i8i  Carew  (Thomas),  Poems.  The  Second  Edition,  revised 
and  enlarged.  Small  8vo,  blue  crushed  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  /.  D.  for  Thomas  Walkley^  1642 

*  This  edition  contains  eight  additional  leaves  of  poetry,  comprising 
several  short  poems  not  in  the  first.  One  of  these  poems  is  an 
"  Hymeneall  Song  on  the  Nuptialls  of  the  Lady  Anne  Wentworth  and 
the  Lord  Lovelace."     The  present  is  a  choice  copy. 

182  [Carlell  (Lodovick).]   Arviragus  and  Philicia,  as  it  was 

Acted  at  the  Private  House  in  Black-Fryers,  by  his 
Majesties  Servants.  The  first  and  second  parts.  i2mo, 
calf,  red  edges.  Lond.:  John  Norton^  1639 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  ver}'  fine  copy,  with  the  leaf  of  "Epilogue," 
often  lacking. 

183  Carlell  (Lodovick).   The  Deserving  Favorite,  as  it  was 

lately  Acted.    4to,  full  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.:  Matthew  Rhodes^  1629 

*  First  Edition.     Some  pages  soiled. 

184  Carlell  (Lodovick).     The  Passionate  Lovers:  a  Tragi- 

comedy. The  first  and  second  parts.  8vo,  original 
sheep.  Lond. :  Humphrey  Moseley,  1655 

*  First  Edition.     Some  pages  stained,  but  a  tali  copy. 

185  Carleton  (George,  Bishop  of  Chichester).   A  Thankfull 

Remembrance  of  God's  Mercy.  In  an  Historicall  Col- 
lection of  the  great  and  mercifuU  Deliverances  of  the 
Church  and  State  of  England  since  the  Gospel  beganne 
here  to  flourish,  from  the  beginning  of  Queen  Eliza- 
beth. Fine  impressions  of  the  beautiful  engraved  portrait 
and  titlepage^  also  mwierous  engravifigs  on  copper  by 
Hulsius.     4to,  russia  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.:  M.  Flesher  for  Robert  Mylbourne^  1627 

*  This  is  the  First  Edition,  with  the  engravings. 

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iS6  Carlisle  (James).   The  Fortune  Hunters;  or,  Two  Fools 
Well  Met:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  calf. 

Lond.  :  James  Knapton^  1689 

*  First  Edition.     The  play  was  acted  for  three  days  only. 

187  Carpenter  (Richard).     A   New   Play  Call'd  the  Prag- 

matical Jesuit  New-leven'd :  a  Comedy.  4to,  brown 
levant  morocco  extra  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

*  Very  fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition.     Lond.  :  N.  R.    n.  d. 

188  [Caryll  (John).]     Sir  Saloman ;  or,  The  Cautious  Cox- 

comb: a  Comedy.   4to,  half  brown  morocco,  gilt  tops. 

Lond.:  H.  Herringman^  167 1 

*  Very  fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition. 

In  the  Epilog-ue  the  author  acknowledges  his  indebtedness  to 
Moliere,  who  is  referred  to  as 

"  Molliere,  the  famous  Shakspear  of  this  age." 

189  Castle  (Egerton).    English  Book-Plates:  an  Illustrated 

Hand-Book.      i2mo.  Lond.:  Bell^  1892 

190  Cato.       Catonis    Disticha    Moralia    ex  castagatione    D. 

Erasmi  Roterodami  cum  annotationibus  et  scholiis 
Rechardt  Taverneri,  Anglico  idiomata  conscriptis 
in  usum  Anglicae  inventis.  J31acli  £ettcr.  i2mo,  mot- 
tled calf  gilt,  rough  gilt  edges,  by  Tout. 

Londini:  JVicolai  Montani^  ^553 

*  Translated  into  English  by  Richard  Taverner,  with  preface 
addressed  "  To  the  tender  youth  of  Englande."  It  is  followed  by 
the  Sayings  of  Pythagoras.  "  Imprynted  at  London  by  Nycholas 
Hyll  for  Robert  Toye." 

One  of  the  earliest  English  books  for  the  use  of  children. 

191  [Centlivre  (Mrs.)]     The  Basset-Table:  a  Comedy.    4to, 

half  calf.  Lond.:  William  Turner^  1706 

*  First  Edition,  and  having  the  half-title. 

192  Centlivre   (Mrs.)     The  Beaus  Duel:  a  Comedy.     4to, 

half  calf.  Lond.:  Z>.  Brown,  1702 

*  First  Edition.     Spotted. 

193  Centlivre  (Mrs.)     Dramatic  Works,  with  Life,  Portrait. 

3  vols.  8vo,  half  morocco,  gilt  tops.  Lond.:  Fearson,\Z'j2 

*  Large  Paper  copy. 

194  Centlivre  (Mrs.)     The  Gamester:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half 

calf.  Lond.:  William  Turner^  1705 

*  First  Edition. 

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195  Centlivre  (Mrs.)     Love  at  a  Venture:  a  Comedy,     4to, 

half  red  morocco.  Lond. :  John  Chantry^  1706 

*  First  Edition. 

196  [Centlivre   (Mrs.)]     Love's    Contrivance:    a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  calf  (stained).  Lond.:  B.  Lintott^  1703 

*  First  Edition. 

197  [Centlivre   (Mrs.)]      The   Perjur'd    Husband;  or,  The 

Adventures  of  Venice:  a  Tragedy.  Written  by  S.  Car- 
roll (/.  ^.,  Mrs.  Centlivre).      4to,  half  calf. 

Lond.  :  B.  Banbury,  1700 

*  Dedicated  to  the  Duke  of  Bedford  by  "  Susanna  Carroll,"  who 
signs  herself  "  Your  graces  most  obedient  and  devoted  humble  ser- 
vant"; to  which,  in  a  contemporary  hand,  is  added,  "and  whore." 

198  [Centlivre  (Mrs.)]     The  Stolen  Heiress;  or,  The  Sala- 

manca Doctor  Outplotted,  a  Comedy.     410,  half   calf. 

Lond. :  Wni.  Turner,  n.  d. 

*  First  Edition.     Title  soiled,  otherwise  a  fine  copy. 

199  Centlivre  (Mrs.)     Works  and  Life.     Engraved  portrait. 

3  vols,  post  8vo,  calf.  Lond.:  Knapton,  1861 

200  Cervantes  (Don   M.   de).      Exemplarie   Novells  in   Sixe 

Books,  full  of  various  accidents  both  delightful  and 
profitable,  turned  into  English  by  Don  Diego  Puede- 
Ser.      Folio,  old  sheep.  \^ond.  :  John  Daivson,  1640 

*  Beautiful  copy  of  this  rare  volume.  The  dedication  is  signed  in 
autograph  by  the  translator  {A ng/ic/  James  Mabbe). 

20 1  [Cervantes  (Don  M.  de).]     The  Travels  of  Persiles  and 

Sigismunda:  a  Northern  History.  4to,  full  crimson 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Lortic. 

Lond.  :  If.  L.  for  M.  L.,  1619 

*  First  edition  in  English.  A  very  fine  copy.  The  printer,  in  his 
dedication  to  Lord  Stanhope,  says  that  the  MS.  came  into  his  hands 
by  accident,  and  that  the  translator's  name  is  unknown  to  him. 

202  Cervantes  (Don  M.  de).     The  Troublesome   and   Hard 

Adventures  in  Love.  ...  A  work  very  delightfull  and 
acceptable  to  all,  .  .  .  exactly  translated  into  English 
by  R.  C,  Gent.  4to,  full  crimson  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford.   Lond. :  B.  Alsop,  1652 

*  This  is  the  earliest  English  version  of  Cervantes'  Novelas  Exem- 
plares,  some  of  which  were  written   before   Don   Quixote,  and  all  at 

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separate  times.  They  throw  considerable  light  on  many  passages  in 
his  great  work.  "  I  have  called  them  exemplary,"  he  explains  in  his 
preface,  "because,  if  rightly  considered,  there  is  not  one  of  them 
from  which  may  not  be  drawn  some  helpful  example ;  and  were  it 
not  for  fear  of  being  too  wearisome,  I  could  show  what  pleasant  and 
wholesome  fruit  may  be  gathered  from  each  separately  or  from  all  of 
them  together." — See  Mr.  Duffield's  Preface  to  his  translation  of  Don 
Quixote. 

203  Chalkhill  (John).     Thealraa  and  Clearchus:  a  Pastoral 

History  in  smooth  and  easie  verse,  written  long  since 
by  John  Chalkhill,  Esq.,  an  acquaintant  and  friend  of 
Edmund  Spencer.      8vo,  original  sheep. 

Lond.  :  Benjamin  Tooke.  1683 

*  Fine  copy.  This  rare  book  contains  a  preface  by  Isaac  Walton, 
to  whom  it  is  now  usually  entirely  ascribed.  An  exhaustive  account 
of  it  is  to  be  found  in  "  Waltoniana." 

204  [Chamberlain  (William).]     Wits  Led  by  the  Nose;  or, 

A  Poet's  Revenge:  a  Tragi-Comedy.  4to,  half  mo- 
rocco. Lond.  :    Wm.  Crook.,  1678 

*  First  published  as  "  Love's  Victory"  in  1658. 

205  Chapman  (George)    and  James   Shirley.     The   Ball:  a 

Comedy,  as  it  was  presented  by  her  Majesties  Servants 
at  the  private  house  in  Drury  Lane.  4to,  full  crimson 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :    Tho.  Cotes.,  1639 

206  Chapman    (George).     Caesar    and    Pompey:    a    Roman 

Tragedy,  declaring  their  Warres,  out  of  whose  events 
is  evicted  this  Proposition,  ''Only  a  Just  Man  is  a  Free- 
man."   4to,  half  leather.     'Lond.:  Thomas  Harper,    1631 

*  Very  fine  copy  of  the  first  edition. 

207  Chapman  (George).     Comedies  and   Tragedies.     With 

Notes  and  Life.  3  vols.  8vo,  half  morocco,  gilt  tops, 
by  Alfred  Matthews.  Lond.:  Pearson,  1873 

*  Large  Paper  copy. 

208  Chapman  (George).     The   Conspiracie   and  Tragedy  of 

Charles,  Duke  of  Byron,  Marshal  of  France.  4to, 
Spanish  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.:    Thomas  Thorp,  1625 

*  Title  soiled  and  damaged.     Second  edition. 

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209  [Chapman    (George),]     An   Epicede  or  Funerall  Song: 

on  the  most  disastrous  Death  of  the  High-borne 
Prince  of  Men,  Henry  Prince  of  Wales,  etc.  With  the 
Funerall  and  Representation  of  the  Herse  of  the  same 
high  and  mighty  Prince  .  .  .  which  deceased  at  St. 
James  the  Sixt  day  of  Nouember,  1612  ...  in  the 
Eighteenth  Year  of  his  Age.  Cut  of  the  Prince's  arms^ 
surrounded  by  heavy  black  borders.  4to,  half  morocco,  red 
edges.  Lond.  :    T.  S.  for  John  Budge,  161 2 

*  A  piece  of  excessive  rarity.  A  faw  headlines  clipped,  but  far 
superior  to  most  copies.  It  is  a  duplicate  from  the  British  Museum 
and  Bodleian  Libraries. 

210  Chapman  (George).    Homer,  Prince  of  Poets,  translated 

according  to  the  Greeke,  in  twelve  Bookes  of  his 
Iliads,  by  Geo,  Chapman.  Beautifully  engraved  title- 
page  by  W.  Hole.  Folio,  full  straight-grained  crimson 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Lloyd  and  Wallis. 

Lond. :   Samuel  Machani  [c.  16 10] 

*  The  first  complete  edition  of  Chapman's  famous  translation  of 
the  Iliad. 

In  159S  Chapman  published  the  first  seven  books,  the  other  five 
now  appear  here.  Both  editions  are  of  very  great  rarity,  McKee's 
copy  of  the  1598  issue  selling  for  no  less  than  $860. 

The  present  is  a  superlatively  fine  copy. 

211  Chapman  (George)  and  James  Shirley,     The  Tragedie 

of  Chabot,  Admirall  of  France,  4to,  sprinkled  calf,  gilt. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond,:    Tho.  Cotes,  1639 

212  Charles    L     The    Charge   of    High-Treason,    delivered 

into  the  House  of  Lords  against  Capt.  Rolph  about 
the  Designe  to  have  poisoned  or  made  away  the  Kings 
Majesty,  4to,  half  roan.  Lond.:  Printed  for  the  generall 
satisfaction  of  moderate  men.,  1648. 

*  Rare.  The  last  leaf  is  occupied  by  a  large  woodcut  portrait  of 
the  King. 

213  Charles  L     The   Famous   Tragedy  of  King   Charles   L 

Basely  Butchered,  etc.  4to,  half  red  morocco,  gilt  top, 
some  lower  edges  uncut.  Sine  loco.,  Printed  1649 

*  A  different  issue,  and  having  a  long  dedication  in  verse  to  Charles 
II.     This  edition  contains  43  pages. 

No  copy  of  this  or  the  other  issue  of  this  play  has  occurred  since 
the  Daniel  sale  in  1864. 

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214  Charles  I.     The   Famous  Tragedy  of   King   Charles    I. 

Basely  Butchered,  etc.  4to,  half  crimson  crushed 
levant  morocco.  Sine  loco,  1649 

*  Secretly  printed  and  of  great  rarity.  Ben  Jonson,  Shake- 
speare, Fletcher,  Shirley  and  other  dramatists  are  mentioned  in  the 
"  Prologue  to  the  Gentry." 

215  Charleton   (Walter).       Chorea    Gigantum  ;    or,    The 

Most  Famous  Antiquity  of  Great  Britain  Stone-heng, 
standing  on  Salisbury  Plain,  restored  to  the  Danes. 
Folding  plate.   4to,  calf.    Lond. :  Henry  Herringman,  1663 

*  Scarce.  Contains  preliminary  poems  of  John  Dryden  and  Sir 
Robert  Howard. 

216  Chaucer  (Geoffrey).     The  Workes  of  Geffray  Chaucer 

newly  printed,  with  dyuers  workes  whiche  were  neuer 
in  print  before:  As  in  the  table  more  playnly  dothe 
appere.  Woodcut  border  to  title-page  and  tivo  tuoodcuts  in 
the  text.  %\atk  Uttcr.  Folio,  full  blue  levant  morocco, 
rough  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford. 

[Colophon]  Imprynted at Londonby  Thomas  Petit\n.d..'\ 

*  The  third  collected  edition.  In  the  Grolier  Club  "Collections 
and  Notes"  it  is  said:  "  This  edition  appears  with  four  different  im- 
prints in  the  colophon — Toye,  Kele,  Bonham  and  Petit — and  seems 
to  have  been  their  joint  undertaking.  It  was  formerly  considered  to 
have  been  printed  prior  to  the  John  Reynes  edition  of  1 542,  and  in  some 
catalogues  has  been  confounded  with  that  edition,  though  really 
differing  very  widely  from  it.  The  best  recent  authorities,  among 
them  the  late  Henry  Bradshaw,  of  Cambridge  University  Library, 
place  this  edition  between  the  editions  of  1542  and  1561." 

The  present  is  a  very  fine  copy. 

217  Chaucer    (Geoffrey).      Works,     newlie     printed     with 

divers  addicions  whiche  were  never  in  print  before,  etc., 
etc.  Folio,  original  embossed  leather  on  wooden 
boards,  red  edges  (rebacked).  Lond.  1561 

*  The  very  rare  early  issue  of  the  fourth  collected  edition.  In 
the  Prologue  are  twenty-six  woodcuts  of  the  Pilgrims,  which  seem 
to  have  been  printed  from  old  blocks — probably  those  used  in  Pyn- 
son's  edition  of  the  "  Canterbury  Tales."  They  show  former  use, 
and  are  rudely  cut.  For  this  reason  they  were  probably  cancelled, 
and  very  few  copies  containing  them  appear  to  exist,  a 
splendid  copy. 

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218  Chaucer  (Geoffrey).      The    woorkes  of  Geffrey  Chau- 

cer, newly  printed,  with  diuers  addicions,  whiche  were 
neuer  in  printe  before:  With  the  fiege  and  deflruccion 
of  the  worthy  citee  of  Thebes,  compiled  by  Jhon  Lid- 
gate,  Monke  of  Berie.  As  in  the  table  more  plainly 
dooeth  appere.  Woodcuts.  t^lnckCcttcr.  Folio,  old 
calf,  red  edges. 

[Colophon]  Imprinted  at  London,  by  Jhon  Kyngfton  for 
Jhon  Wight,  dwellyng  in  Poules  Churchyarde    Anno.  1561 

■*  Fine  copy.  This  is  the  fourth  collected  edition  of  Chaucer's 
works  and  was  edited  by  John  Stowe  the  historian. 

219  Chaucer  (Geoffrey).     The  Workes  Of  Ovr  Ancient  and 

learned  Englifh  Poet,  Geffrey  Chavcer,  newly  Printed. 
To  that  which  was  done  in  the  former  Impreffion,  thus 
much  is  now  added,  i  In  the  life  of  Chaucer  many 
things  inferted.  2  The  whole  worke  by  old  Copies 
reformed,  3  Sentences  and  Prouerbes  noted.  4  The 
Signification  of  the  old  and  obfcure  words  prooued : 
also  Caracters  fhewing  from  what  Tongue  or  Dialect 
they  be  deriued.  5  The  Latine  and  French,  not  Eng- 
lifhed  by  Chaucer,  tranflated.  6  The  Treatife  called 
lacke  Vpland,  agaifnt  Friers:  and  Chancers  A. B.C, 
called  La  Priere  de  noftre  Dame,  at  this  Imprefsion 
added.  Engraved  portrait  of  Chaucer,  and  border  to  title- 
page.  Clack  letter.  Folio,  maroon  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco extra,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Lond,  ;   George  Bishop,  1602 

*  Splendid  copy.  This  is  the  rarer  issue  of  this  date,  the  usual 
imprint  being  "  by  Adam  Islip." 

It  is  an  edition  of  peculiar  interest  as  containing  the  first 
ENGRAVED  PORTRAIT  OF  Chaucer,  and  a  long  criticism  directed  to 
the  editor  Thomas  Speght  by  Francis  Beaumont. 

220  Chaucer  (Geoffrey).     Works,  compar'd  with  the  best 

manuscripts  and  several  things  added  never  before  in 
print.  With  the  full-loigth portrait  on  copper.  Slack  let- 
ter.   Folio,  crimson  levant  morocco  extra  gilt,gilt  edges, 

Lond.  1687 

*  Magnificent  copy  from  the  Griswold  collection,  with  Mr.  Gris- 
wold's  arms  on  side. 

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221  Chettle  (Henry).      The  Tragedy  of  Hoffman;    or,    A 

Revenge  for  a  Father.      4to,  half  calf. 
*  Corner  of  tittle-page  mended.        Lond.  :   Hugh  Perry ^  1 631 

222  [Churchyard  (Thomas).]  Churchyard's  Challenge.    {De- 

vice.)    4to,  full  blue  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges, 
by  Ramage.  Lond.:   Printed  by  John  Wolfe,  1593 

*  The  late  Bernard  Quaritch,  in  describing  the  above,  said  : 
"  Not  only  the  largest  and  finest  of  the  four  or  five  copies  that  are 
known,  but  also  the  only  otie  which  has  the  leaf  preceding  the  title. 
Collier  had  a  copy,  which  may  have  been  identical  with  one  of  the 
three  which  are  now  in  the  Huth,  Britwell  and  Peterborough  libraries. 
There  is  one  in  the  British  Museum,  that  was  formerly  Mr.  Gren- 
ville's;  a  bad  and  very  short  copy.  The  copy  which  was  priced  ^^45 
in  the  Bibl.  Anglo-Poetica,  and  which  then  wanted  the  title,  became 
afterwards  Mr.  Corser's,  and  is  now  in  the  Huth  library. 

"  The  matter  of  the  '  Challenge,'  beyond  a  prose  treatise  on  "  The 
Honor  of  a  Souldiour,'  is  chiefly  historical  poetry  of  the  Mirror  for 
Magistrates  kind,  and  other  miscellaneous  metrical  pieces.  The 
Poem  on  '  Shore's  Wife '  had  appeared  in  1559  in  the  Mirror;  and 
Churchyard,  who  was  now  seventy-three  years  of  age,  thought  fit  to 
issue  this  Challenge  because  it  comprised  that  piece  and  several  others 
of  his,  the  authorship  of  which  was  likely  to  be  disputed  since  they 
had  appeared  anonymously.  One  of  the  most  interesting  parts  of  the 
book  is  the  list  which  precedes  the  text,  of  '  The  bookes  that  I  can 
call  to  memorie  already  Printed:  are  those  that  followes,"  with  its 
supplement  list  of  works  which  he  had  not  printed,  but  which  were  in 
manuscript  in  the  hands  of  some  of  his  friends." 

Following  this  is  a  poem  of  twenty  lines  called  "A  new  kinde  of  a 
sonnet,"  in  which,  depreciating  his  own  genius,  he  concludes: 
"  Then  gentle  world  I  sweetly  thee  beseech 
Call  Spenser  now  the  spirit  of  learned  speech." 

223  Churchyard     (Thomas).       A     Generall    Rehearsall    of 

Warres,  called  Churchyard's  Choice:  wherein  is  five 
hundred  severall  services  of  land  and  sea  as  Sieges, 
Battailes,  Skirmiches  and  Encounters.  A  thousand 
Gentle  mennes  names  of  the  beste  sorte  of  warriors. 
A  praise  and  true  honour  of  souldiers  .  .  .  and  joyned 
to  the  same  some  Tragedies  tS:  Epitaphes.  Border  to 
title  printed  in  black  Icttcr.  4to,  maroon  levant  mo- 
rocco, paneled  sides,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Imprinted  at  London  by  Edivard  White,   1579 

*  The  Huth  catalogue  says:   "This,  like  the  '  Chippes,'  purports 

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to  be  a  first  book,  but  no  more  was  printed.  It  is,  like  that,  a  collec- 
tion of  short,  detached  pieces." 

Heber  says  this  in  fact  is  really  the  second  part  of  Churchyard's 
"Chippes,"  which  he  had  promised  to  publish,  although  there  seems 
to  be  no  authority  for  this  statement.  The  present  is  an  unusually 
tall  and  fine  copy. 

224  C[hurchyard]  (Thomas).     A  True  Discourse  Historicall 

of  the  Succeeding  Governors  in  the  Netherlands  and 
the  Civill  Warres  there  begun  in  the  yeere  1565,  with 
the  Memorable  Services  of  our  Honourable  English 
Generals,  Captaines  and  Souldiers,  especially  under 
Sir  John  Norice,  Kt.,  there  performed  from  the  yeere 
1577  until  1589,  and  afterwards  in  Portugale,  France, 
Britaine  and  Ireland  until  1598.  Translated  by  T.  C., 
Esq.  [/.  e.,  Thomas  Churchyard].  Black  Ccttcr.  4to, 
half  morocco.  Lond.  :  Mattheiv  Lownes^  1602 

*  Very  rare.  This  exceedingly  rare  volume  is  most  interesting 
for  its  descriptions  of  the  Campaigns  in  which  Barnaby  Rich,  George 
Gascoigne  and  Sir  Philip  Sydney  served,  all  of  whom  are  mentioned 
in  the  work,  and  also  full  description  of  Sydney's  death  at  Zutphen. 

225  CiBHER  (Colley).     Apology  for  the  Life  of,   by  Himself, 

with  Notes  and  Supplement  by  R.  W.  Lowe.  26  orig- 
inal jnezzotint  portraits^  and  18  etchings  by  Lalauze. 
2  vols.  imp.  8vo.  Lond.:  Ninimo,  1889 

*  Portraits  in  duplicate  on  Japan  and  India  paper.  Limited  Edi- 
tion on  Large  Paper. 

226  CiBBER  (Colley).     Apology  for  the  Life  of,  with  Notes 

by  Bellchambers.      Portrait  after  Vanloo.    8vo. 

Lond.  :  Simp  kin,  1822 

227  CiBBER  (Colley).     The  Careless   Husband:  a   Comedy. 

4to,  half  brown  morocco,  gilt  tops. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:    Wm.  Davis^  1705 

22S  [CiBBER  (Colley).]  The  Comical  Lovers:  a  Comedy. 
Acted  by  Subscription  at  the  Queen's  Theatre  in  the 
Haymarket.    4to,  half  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  Stikeman. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :  Beriiard  Lintott  [1707] 

229  CiBBER  (Colley).  The  Double  Gallant;  or,  The  Sick 
Lady's  Cure.  A  Comedy.  4to,  half  blue  morocco, 
gilt  tops.  Lond.:  Bernard  Lititott  \_i']oi'\ 

*  First  Edition. 

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230  Gibber  (Colley).      Dramatic  Works,  complete,  with  Life 

of  the  Author.  Etjgraved  portrait  after  Van  1 00  by  Miller. 
5  vols.  8vo,  full  maroon  crushed  levant  morocco,  un- 
cut, by  Zaehnsdorf,  Lond.  :  J.  Rivington,  1777 
"  Splendid  copy,  the  only  uncut  one  which  has  come  under  our 
notice. 

231  CiEBER  (Colley),     Love  in  a  Riddle:  a   Pastoral.     8vo, 

half  brown  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  the  Club 
Bindery.  Lond.:  /.  Watts,  1719 

232  Cibber   (Colley).      Loves   Last   Shift;  or,   The   Fool  in 

Fashion:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  blue  morocco. 

*  First  Edition.     Choice  copy.      Lond.:   H.  Rhodes,   1696 

233  Cibber  (Colley),       Perolla    and    Izadora:    a    Tragedy. 

4to,  half  maroon  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:   Bernard  Lintott,  1706 

234  Cibber  (Colley).     The  Rival  Fools;  a  Comedy,  as  it  is 

Acted  at  the  Theatre-Royal  in  Drury  Lane.  4to,  half 
calf.  Lond.:  Bernard  Lintott,  n.  d,  (1709) 

*  First  Edition.  Borrowed  from  Fletcher's  "Wit  at  Several 
Weapons." 

23s  Cibber  (Colley).  She  Wou'd  and  She  Wou'd  Not;  or, 
The  Kind  Impostor:  a  Comedy.  4to,  half  brown  levant 
morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:    Wm.   Turtier^  1703 

236  Cibber  (Colley).     Ximena;  or.  The  Heroick  Daughter: 

a  Tragedy,  as  it  is  Acted  at  the  Theatre  Royal.  En- 
graved frontispiece.     8vo,  half  brown  morocco, 

Lond.:  B.  Lintot,  17 19 

237  Cibber  (Colley).     Venus  and   Adonis:  a   Masque,  as  it 

is  Presented  at  the  Theatre  Royal.  8vo,  half  morocco, 
by  the  Club  Bindery, 

Lond.:  Printed  for  Ber?iard  Lintott,  17 15 

238  [Cibber    (Theophilus).]     Lives    of  the   Poets  of    Great 

Britain  and  Ireland  to  the  Time  of  Dean  Swift.  5 
vols.  8vo,  full  maroon  crushed  levant  morocco,  UN- 
CUT, by  Zaehnsdorf. 

Lond.  :   R.  Griffiths  at  the  D unclad,  1753 

*  Splendid  copy  of  this  interesting  work.  Nichols,  in  the  "  Lit- 
erary Anecdotes,"  says,  "  The  Life  of  Mrs.  Mary  Chandler,  inserted 
in  the  Lives  of  the  Poets  of  Great  Britain  by  Mr.  Cibber,  was  written 

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by  her  brother,  Dr.  Samuel  Chandler."  He  adds:  "Without  depre- 
ciating from  the  merit  of  these  Lives  it  may  not  be  improper  to 
observe  that  a  double  literary  fraud  was  here  intended.  Theophilus 
Gibber,  who  was  then  in  the  King's  Bench,  had  ten  guineas  for  the 
use  of  his  name,  which  was  ambiguously  put  Mr.  Gibber,  in  order 
that  it  might  pass  for  his  father,  Colley." 
239  Cleveland  (John).  A  magnificent  collection  of  the 
First  Editions  of  his  works,  as  follows: 

The  Character  of  a  London  Diurnal.    Lond.1644. 
4to. 


Poems.  Lond.  1647. 

Poems,  Lond.  1647. 

Poems.  Lond.  1647. 

Poems.  Lond.  1647. 

Poems.  Lond.  1647. 

Poems.  Lond.   1647. 

Poems.  Lond.  1651. 

Poems.  Lond.  1651. 

Poems.  Lond.  1653. 

Poems,  Lond.  1654. 

Poems.  Lond.  1654. 

Poems.  Lond.  1659. 

Poems.  Lond.  1661. 

Poems.  Lond.  1662. 

Poems.  Lond.  1665, 

Poems,  Lond.  1669. 
J.  Cleveland  Revived. 
J,  Cleveland  Revived. 


4to, 
4to, 
4to. 
4to. 
4to, 

8vo. 


8vo, 


4to. 

(Different  edition.) 

(Different  edition.) 

(Different  edition.) 

(Different  edition.) 

(Different  edition.) 

8vo. 

(Different  edition.) 

Svo, 

8vo. 

(Different  edition.) 

Svo,  full  calf. 

Svo. 

Svo. 

Svo. 

Svo. 

Lond.  1659.      Svo. 

Lond.  1662.     Svo. 

Lond.  1668.      Svo. 

or,     Cleveland's 

Svo. 

or,    Cleveland's    Genuine 

(Different  imprint.)     Svo. 
Lond.  1654.      Svo. 
Lond.  1654.     (Another 


Genuine 


In 


J.  Cleveland  Revived. 
Clievelandi    Vindici^; 

Poems.     Lond.  1677. 
Clievelandi    Vindici^; 

Poems,      Lond.  1677, 
The  Idol  of  the  Clownes. 
The  Idol  of  the  Clownes, 

edition.)     Svo. 
The  Rustick  Rampant,      Lond,  1658.     Svo. 
The  Works  of.     Lond.  16S7,     Svo. 
The  Works  OF,      Lond.  1699,      Svo.    Portrait  laid  in. 
all   26   vols.    4to   and    Svo,    mostly  bound  in  full   or 
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half  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  1647-99 

*  It  would  be  difficult  to  overestimate  the  value  or  importance  of 
this  collection.  Nothing  like  it  has  ever  been  offered,  and  it  would 
be  the  work  of  the  most  unremitting  industry,  close  and  painful  study 
and  much  expenditure  of  money,  to  duplicate  it. 

For  almost  any  of  the  1647  issues  the  London  dealers  ask  ten  to 
twelve  guineas.  The  fine  condition  of  the  above  series  is  especially 
noteworthy. 

240  Cocker    (Edward).      Cocker's   Morals;  or.  The  Muses' 

Spring-Garden,  adorned   with   many  Sententious  Dis- 
ticks  and  Poems.      4to,  polished  calf,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  W.  D.  for  T.  D.,  1675 

*  Fine  copy.  "Fitted  for  the  Use  of  all  Publick  and  Private 
Grammar  and  Writing  Schools. " 

241  CoKAiN  (Sir  Aston).     The  Obstinate  Lady :  a  New  Com- 

edy never  formerly  Published:  the  Scene  London. 
4to,  half  red  morocco.  Lond.:  IV.  Godbid,  1657 

*  First  Edition  of  this  exceedingly  rare  play.  Some  headlines 
cut  into. 

242  Collier  (Jeremy).      Short  View  of  the  Profaneness  and 

Immorality  of  the  English  Stage.     8vo,  original  boards, 
UNCUT.  l^ond. '.  Siiintiel  Birt,   1738 

243  [CoLviLLE  (Samuel).]     Mock  Poem;  or,  Whig's  Suppli- 

cation.     Both  parts  in  i  vol.      i2mo,  original  sheep. 

Lond.  :  Privately  printed,  168 1 

*  This  poem  turns  upon  the  insurrection  of  the  Covenanters  in 
Scotland  in  the  reign  of  Charles  II.  "  It  possesses,"  says  Lowndes, 
"  a  considerable  share  of  originality." 

244  Comedy.  The  Ghost ;  or,  The  Woman  Wears  the  Breeches : 

a  Comedy,  written  in  the  Year  1640.   4to,  half  morocco. 

Lond.  :    William  Bentley,  1653 

*  Authorship  unknown.  The  Rev.  John  Mitford's  copy,  with  MS. 
notes. 

245  Congreve  (William).     The  Double  Dealer:  a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  brown  morocco.       Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,  1694 

*  First  Edition.     Has  a  long  preliminary  poem  by  John  Dryden. 

246  Congreve  (William).   The  Judgment  of  Paris:  a  Masque. 

4to,  paper.  Lond.:  Jacob  Tonson,  1701 

*  The  songs  were  set  to  music  by  Eccles,  Finger,  Purcel  and  Mr. 
Weldon. 

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247  CoNGREVE  (William).      Love  for  Love:  a  Comedy.    4to, 

half  brown  morocco.  Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,  1695 

*  First  Edition.     The  music  was  composed  by  Eccles. 

248  CoNGREVE  (William).    The  Mourning  Bride:  a  Tragedy. 

4to,  half  brown  morocco.       Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,  1697 

249  CoNGREVE  (William).      The  Old  Batchelour:  a  Comedy, 

4to,  half  dark  blue  morocco.     Lond.  :  Peter  Buck^  1693 

*  First  Edition.     With  preliminary  verses  by  Southerne,   Bevil 
Higgins  and  J.  D.  Marsh. 

250  CoNGREVE  (William).   The  Way  of  the  World:  a  Comedy, 

4to,' half  olive  morocco.         Lond.:  Jacob  Tonson,  1700 

*  First  Edition,     Choice  copy. 

251  CoNGREVE   (William),       The  Works  of,  consisting  of  his 

Plays  and  Poems.    Plates  by  Hayman.    3  vols,  post  8vo, 
old  calf.  Lond.:  Printed  for  J.  and  R.  Tonson,  1753 

252  CoNGREVE  (William),     Works,  with  Life.    Engraved  por- 

trait.    3  vols.  Svo,  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Birmingham  :  Baskerville,  1 7 6 1 

*  Best    edition.     An    exceptionally    tall,    sound   and    clean   copy. 
Scarce  in  this  state. 

253  Corbet    (Richard,  Bishop  of   Norwich),      Certain    Ele- 

gant  Poems,    written  by  Dr,  Corbet,  Bishop  of  Nor- 
wich.     i2mo,  green  morocco  extra,  gilt  edges, 

Lond.  :  R.  Cotes  for  Andrew  Crooke,  1647 

*  First  Edition.     This  is  a  very  fine  copy  of  the  earliest  issue. 

At  page  12  will  be  found  an  interesting  reference  to  Shakespeare's 

Plays,  and  to  the  Actor  Burbage. 

Mine  host  was  full  of  ale  and  history; 

■»  *  *  *  *  * 

Why,  he  could  tell 

The  inch  where  Richmond  stood,  where  Richard  fell: 

Besides  what  of  his  knowledge  he  could  say, 

He  had  authenticke  notice  from  the  Play; 

Which  I  might  guesse,  by's  mustring  up  the  ghosts. 

And  policyes,  not  incident  to  hosts; 

But  chiefly  by  that  one  perspicuous  thing. 

Where  he  mistooke  a  player  for  a  King. 

For  when  he  would  have  sayd,  King  Richard  dyed. 

And  call'd — A  horse!  a  horse! — he,  Burbidge  cry'de. 
Gilchrist  remarks  that  "from   this  passage  we   learn  that   Richard 
Burbage   was  the  original  representative  of  Shakespeare's    Richard 
the  Third." 

The  present  copy  contains  autograph  inscription,  also  an  inserted 
letter  by  J,  O,  Halliwell-Phillips. 

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254  Corbet  (Richard,  Bishop  of  Norwich).    Poems,  the  Third 

Edition,  corrected  and  enlarged.  Woodcut  of  dragon  on 
title.  1 2mo,half  calf.   Load. :  J.  C.  for  William  Crook,  1672 

*  Contains  a  few  poems  here  printed  for  the  first  time  and  the 
other  poems  have  been  altered  and  in  some  cases  enlarged.   Nice  copy. 

255  [Corbet  (R.,  Bishop  of  Norwich).]  Poetica  Stromata;  or, 

A  Collection  of  Sundry  Peices  {sic)  in  Poetry:  drawne 
by  the  known  and  approved  Hand  of  R.  C.  8vo,  vel- 
lum. Anno  1648 

*  From  the  imperfect  spelling  and  punctuation  this  edition  appears 
to  have  been  printed  abroad.  Corser  says  "  When  we  consider  the 
subjects  and  style  of  these  poems,  and  the  accounts  that  are  given 
of  the  wit  and  drollery  of  the  reverend  author  and  the  peculiar  anec- 
dotes that  are  related  of  him  we  must  at  once  come  to  the  conclusion 
that  they  are  not  such  as  either  would  or  ought  to  recommend  a  man, 
in  these  days,  for  advancement  to  the  dignity  and  office  of  a  Chris- 
tian Bishop." 

256  [Corey  (J.).]    A  Cure  for  Jealousie:  a  Comedy  as  it  was 

acted  at  the  New  Theatre  in  Little  Lincoln's  Inn 
Fields.   4to,  half  cloth.    'L.ond.  :  Richard  Harrison,  1701 

*  First  Edition. 

257  CoRYE  (John).   The  Generous  Enemies;  or,  The  Ridicu- 

lous Lovers:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  brown  morocco. 

Lond.  :  H.  Lloyd,  1672 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition.  "This  play  is  one  piece 
of  plagiarism." 

258  Corey  (J.)    The  Metamorphosis,  or  The  Old  Lover  Out- 

witted :  a  Farce.   4to,  half  mor.    Lond. :  B.  Lintott,  1704 

*  Title  repaired,  but  otherwise  a  fine  copy. 

259  Corneille   (T.)     The   Extravagant    Sheepherd:   a    Pas- 

torall  Comedie,  Englished  by  T.  R.,  1654.  4to,  half 
morocco,  red  edges.  Lond.  :    Thomas  Heath.,  1654 

260  [Cornwallis  (Sir  Charles).]     A  Discourse  of  the  most 

Illustrious,  Prince  Henry,  late  Prince  of  Wales.  Writ- 
ten Anno  1626  by  Sir  Charles  Cornwallis,  Knight, 
sometimes  Treasurer  of  his  Highnesse  House.  Full- 
length  folding  portrait  of  the  Prince.  4to,  embossed 
morocco,  gilt  edges.  Lond.  :  John  Benson,  1641 

*  In  spite  of  the  numerous  poems  on  the  death  of  Prince  Henry, 
this  is  the  only  Memoir  of  him.  It  is  of  the  utmost  interest,  and 
indeed  our  only  knowledge  of  the  Prince's  manners,  occupations, 
temper,  etc. 

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261  CoRNWALLis  (Sir   Charles).      The   Life  and   Death  of 

our  Late  most  Incomparable  and  Heroique  Prince, 
Henry,  Prince  of  Wales.  A  Prince  (for  Valour  and 
Vertue)  fit  to  be  imitated  in  succeeding  times.  Full- 
length  portrait  l^y  William  Marshall.     8vo,  half  calf. 

Lond.  :  John  Dawson  for  N.  Butler.,  1641 

*  Dedicated  by  the  publisher  to  Prince  Charles.  Contains  a  long 
and  minute  account  of  the  Prince's  last  sickness,  also  details  of  the 
post-mortem  examination  of  his  body.  The  only  life  of  Prince 
Henry. 

262  CoRNWALLYES  (Sir  William).      Essays.      With  beautifully 

engraved  title-page  by  T.  Cecill,  containing  the  author's  por- 
trait.     Small  8vo,  sprinkled  calf,  yellow  edges. 

Lond.  :    Thomas  Harper,  1632 

*  "  The  World  is  a  booke:  the  words  and  actions  of  men,  com- 
mentaries upon  that  volume.  The  former  like  manuscriptes,  private: 
the  latter  common  like  things  printed." 

263  Coryat's  Crudities.     Hastily  gobled  vp  in  five  Moneths 

trauells  in  France,  Sauoy,  Italy,  Rhetia  comonly 
called  the  Grisons  country,  Heluetia,  alias  Switzer- 
land, some  parts  of  high  Germany,  and  the  Nether- 
lands; Newly  digested  in  the  hungry  aire  of  Odcombe. 
,  .  .  With  engraved  title  e/icircled  by  a  border  containing 
several  scenes  of  Coryaf  s  adventures,  plates,  7iiith  the  very 
rare  leaf  of  Errata.  4to,  original  vellum  gilt,  in  a 
very  finely-made  box  covered  with  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco, by  David.  Lond.:    W.  ^.,  1611 

*  The  printed  title  begins  as  follows:  "Three  Crude 
Veines  .  .  ,"  and  is  followed  by  151  pages  preliminary  to  the  body 
of  the  book.  These  151  pp.  contain  nearly  all  that  is  of  value  here, 
namely,  the  sportive  compositions  of  a  considerable  number  of  dis- 
tinguished contemporaries  (including  Ben  Jonson),  who  contributed 
what  is  called  "the  encomiastic  and  panegyrick  verses  of  some  of 
the  worthyest  spirits  of  this  kingdom."  They  are  chiefly  in  English, 
but  comprise  also  some  pieces  in  Latin,  Greek,  Spanish,  Italian, 
Welsh,  French,  etc. 

The  present  is  a  most  magnificent  copy,  having  the  "pointers"  on 
the  frontispiece  (which  has  been  most  artistically  inlaid)  untouched. 
The  "  Strasburg  clock  "  plate,  at  page  452,  is  also  untouched. 

One  of  the  finest  copies  in  existence  and  in  such  state  of 

THE   utmost   RARITV. 

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264  CoRYAT.      Thomas    Coriate,    Traveller  for  the  English 

Wits:  greeting.  From  the  Court  of  the  Great  Mogul, 
resident  at  the  town  of  Asmere  in  Easterne  India. 
Woodcuts.     Small  4to,  half  roan. 

Lond.  :    W.  Jciggard^  16 16  [reprint) 

*  With  bookplate  of  Thomas  Westwood  and  note  by  him  "cited 
by  Walton  in  his  Compleat  Angler." 

265  CosTLiE  Whore  (The).      A   Comical  Historic  Acted   by 

the  Companie  of  the  Revels.  Device  on  title.  4to,  half 
leather.  Lond.  :    William  Sheares,  1633 

*  First  Edition  of  this  very  scarce  and  meritorious  play,  the 
authorship  of  which  has,  so  far,  eluded  all  research. 

266  CoTGRAVE  (John).     The   English   Treasury  of  Wit  and 

Language,  collected  out  of  the  most  and  best  of  our 
English  Drammatick  Poems;  methodically  digested 
into  Common-Places  for  Generall  Use.  8vo,  blue 
crushed  levant  morocco,  paneled  sides,  gilt  edges,  by 
Ramage.  Lond.  :  Humphrey  Moseley,  1655 

*  First  Edition  and  a  choice  copy.  Contains  many  extracts  from 
Shakespeare  and  other  dramatic  writers  of  the  Elizabethan  era  and  of 
the  period  immediately  succeeding, 

267  Cotton    (Charles).      Burlesque    upon    Burlesque;    or, 

The  Scoffer  Scoft.  Being  some  of  Lucian's  Dialogues, 
newly  put  into  English  Fustian  ;  for  the  consolation  of 
those  who  had  rather  Laugh  and  be  Merry,  than  be 
Merry  and  Wise.      8vo,  calf  antique,  marbled  edges. 

Lond.  :   Charles  Brome,  1686 

*  Second  edition,  and  bearing  on  the  title-page  the  autograph  of 
Henry  Bradshawe. 

268  [Cotton  (Charles).]     The  Confinement :  a   Poem   with 

Annotations.  8vo,  full  crushed  olive  levant  morocco 
extra,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.:  Printed  for  C.  C,  1679 

*  Beautiful  copy  of  a  very  scarce  book.  The  volume  contains,  in 
addition  to  the  one  given  above,  a  cancelled  title-page  and  some 
CORRECTIONS  in  the  text,  doubtless  in  the  author's  own  hand. 
The  corrections  are  interesting  and  evidently  intended  for  a  second 
edition. 

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269  [Cotton    (Charles).]     The    Compleat    Angler.      Being 

instructions  how  to  angle  for  a  Trout  or  Grayling  in 
a  clear  stream.  Device  of  "  JF.  C."  {Walton  and  Cotton^ 
on  title-page.  i2mo,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by 
Riviere.    Lond.  :  Richard  Alarriot  and  Henry  Bro/ne,  1676 

*  Choice  copy.  This  is  the  First  Edition  of  Cotton's  portion  of 
the  famous  "  Compleat  Angler,"  by  Walton  and  Cotton.  It  is  dedi- 
cated to  Izaak  Walton,  and,  says  the  author,  was  written  in  ten  days 
in  order  to  be  ready  to  appear  with  a  new  edition  of  the  Angler.  In 
all  respects  an  interesting  volume. 

270  Cotton     (Charles,    Translator).       Horace:    a    French 

Tragedy  of  Monsieur  Corneille.  Frotitispiece  on  copper 
by  W.  Dolle.     410,  half  red  morocco. 

*  Very  fine  copy.  Lond.  :   Henry  Brome.,  167  i 

271  Cotton   (Charles).      The    Morall    Philosophy    of    the 

Stoicks.  Written  originally  in  French  by  that  In- 
genious Gentleman,  Monsieur  du  Vaix  of  Provence. 
Splendid  ifupression  of  the  frontispiece  engraved  on  copper. 
i2mo,  original  sheep.     A  crisp,  clean  copy. 

Lond.  :  Henry  Mqrtlock.,  1664 

*  One  of  the  scarcest  of  the  books  bearing  Charles  Cotton's  name. 

272  Cotton   (Charles).      The   Planters   Manual,   being   In- 

structions for  the  raising,  planting  and  cultivating  all 
sorts  of  Fruit-Trees,  whether  Stone-fruits  or  Pepin 
fruits,  with  their  Natures  and  Seasons.  Very  useful 
for  such  as  are  curious  in  Planting  and  Grafting. 
Curious  and  interesting  frontispiece  by  Van  Hove.  Small 
8vO,  original  sheep.  Lond. :  Henry  Brome  at  the  Gun  in 
St.  Pauls  Churchyard.,  1675. 

*  The  author  in  his  preface  says,  as  to  importing  fruits  from 
France,  that  he  cannot  see  "  why  we  should  not  as  well  better  our- 
selves by  them  this  way,  as  altogether  be  debauch'd  by  their  effeminate 
manners,  luxurious  kickshaws  and  fantastick  fashions  by  which  we 
are  already  sufficiently  Frenchified,  and  more  than  in  the  opinion  of 
the  wiser  sort  of  men  is  consistent  either  with  the  constitution  or 
indeed  the  honour  of  the  English  Nation." 

273  Cotton  (Charles).    Poems  on  Several  Occasions.   Thick 

8vo,  calf.      A  fine  copy.  Lond.:    Tho.  Basset.,  1689 

*  First  Edition.  This  volume  of  poems  by  the  Coadjutor  of 
Izaak  Walton  in  the  celebrated  work  upon  Angling  is  of  uncommon 
occurrence.      Its  contents  consist  of  sonnets,   odes,  epigrams,  and 

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other  miscellaneous  subjects,  both  serious  and  comic.  The  last  poem 
is  entitled  "  The  Battail  of  Yvry,"  in  117  stanzas  of  eight  lines,  with 
commendatory  verses  by  Thomas  Bancroft. 

At  pp.  133,  etc.,  a  poem,  "The  Retirement,"  addressed  to  Mr, 
Isaak  Walton  (7  pp.). 

274  Cotton  (Charles).      Scarronides;  or,  Virgile  Travestie: 

a  Mock  Poem,  being  the  First  Book  of  Virgils  .^neis 
in  English  Burlesque.      8vo,  original  sheep. 

Lond.  :  jE.  Cotes  for  Henry  Brome,  1664 

*  With  the  leaf  preceding  title  containing  printer's  device.  Fine 
copy. 

275  Cotton    (Charles).       The    Wonders    of    the    Peake:    a 

Poem.  8vo,  half  brown  morocco,  marbled  edges.  Fine 
copy.  Lond.  :  Joanna  Bro??ie,  1681 

*  First  Edition.  Descriptive  of  the  Peak,  a  famous  mountain  in 
Derbyshire. 

276  CouRTNAY.      Earl   of   Devonshire;    or,   The  Troubles  of 

the  Princess  Elizabeth:  a  Tragedy.  Comprehending 
a  great  part  of  the  Reign  of  Queen  Mary,  with  the 
Death  of  Jane  Gray.     4to,  half  red  calf. 

Lond.  :  Nicholas  Cox,  n.  d. 

*  This  play  was  rejected  by  Rich,  and  in  the  preface  the  author, 
speaking  of  it,  says:  "If  the  story  be  not  so  exactly  regular  I  have 
the  inimitable  Shakespeare  to  Apologize  for  me."     Lower  edges  uncut. 

277  [Cowley  (Abraham,  and  others).]     Anacreon  done  into 

English  out  of  the  Original  Greek.  Svo,  original 
sheep,  gilt  end  linings.  Oxford:  Z.  Lichfield,  1683 

*  From  Alexander  Boswell's  library,  with  autograph  dated  1743. 
Choice  copy. 

278  Cowley    (Abraham).       Cutter    of    Coleman    Street:    a 

Comedy.     4to,  half  green  morocco. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:  Henry  Hcrringman,  1663 

279  Cowley  (Abraham).   Loves  Riddle:  a  PastorallComoedie, 

written  at  the  time  of  his  being  Kings  Scholler  in  West- 
minster Schoole.  Beautiful  impression  of  the  extremely 
rare  portrait  of  the  author  at  the  age  of  ij.  i2mo,  orig- 
inal sheep,  red  edges. 

Lond.  :  John  Dawson  for  Henry  Seile,  1638 

*  Si'i-ENDID  COPY  of  the  First  Edition.  Bound  up  with  it  is  the 
first  edition  of  the  same  author's  "  Naufragium  Joculare,"  Lond. 
1638,  and  the  third  edition  of  his  "  Poeticall  BlossOjMS,"  1637; 
also  with  a  fine  impression  of  the  portrait  referred  to  above. 

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280  Cowley  (Abraham).     The  Mistresse;  or,  Severall  copies 

of  Love  Verses.     8vo,  old  sheep, 

Lond.  :   Hiwiphrey  Moseley,  1647 

*  With  inscription  on  title-page:  "This  book  once  belonged  to 
William  Godwin.     John  Kenyon     1836." 

Contains  the  blank  leaf  at  end,  and  the  long  and  Interesting  cata- 
logue of  Humphrey  Moseley's  publications.     First  Edition. 

281  Cowley  (Abraham).    Ode  Upon  the  Blessed  Restoration 

and  Returne  of  his  Sacred  Majestie  Charls  {sic)  the 
Second.  4to,  full  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.    Lond.  :  Henry  Herringman,  1660 

*  Choice  copy  of  this  rare  piece. 

282  Cowley  (Abraham).   Poems,  Miscellanies,  etc.   Folio,  calf. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :   Humphrey  Afoseley^  1656 

283  Cowley  (Abraham).     A   Poem    on   the  late  Civil  War. 

4to,  full  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco  extra,  gilt 
edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond.:  Printed  in  the  year  1679 

*  Beautiful  copy.     First  Edition. 

284  The  same.     Unbound.  Ibid. 

285  Cowley  (Abraham).     Poemata  Latina.     Beautiful  impres- 

sion of  the  author's  portrait  engraved  by  Faithorne.  8vo, 
original  calf.  Lond.:   T.  JRoycroft^  1668 

286  Cowley  (Abraham).      Poeticall  Blossomes.     The  Second 

Edition,  enlarged  by  the  Author.  With  fine  impression 
of  the  rare  portrait  of  Co7vley.      12  mo,  original  sheep. 

Lond.  :  E   P.  for  Henry  Seile,  1636 

*  Fine  crisp  copy.  As  Corser  points  out,  "  This  very  scarce  edition 
is  entirely  unnoticed  by  both  Watt  and  Lowndes."  All  after  Sig.  Ei 
is  here  published  for  the  first  time.  This  new  portion  consists  of  32 
pages,  and  includes  many  interesting  poems.  In  one  Shakespeare  is 
referred  to 

" may  hee 

Bee  by  his  Father  in  his  study  tooke 

At  Shakespeare's  Playes,  instead  of  my  Lord  Cooke." 

287  Cowley  (Abraham).     Verses  Written  upon  Several  Oc- 

casions. Pyp^  border  around  title-page.  i2mo,  original 
sheep.  Lond.  :  Henry  Herringman,  1663 

*  Charming  copy  of  the  rare  First  Edition.  It  contains  the 
famous  poem  of  "The  Country  Mouse"  and  the  Hnes  written,  sitting 
in  a  chair  made  from  the  timbers  of  one  of  Sir  Francis  Drake's  ships, 
commencing  : 

"  Chear  up  my  mates,  the  wind  does  fairly  blow 
Clap  on  more  sail  and  never  spare;  " 

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288  Cowley  (Abraham).     Works,  consisting  of  those  which 

were  formerly  printed  and  those  which  he  designed  for 
the  press,  now  published  out  of  the  Author's  original 
copies.  Engraved  portrait.  Thick  Svo,  original  calf, 
red  edges.      Lond. :  J.  M.  for  Henry  Herringman,  1681 

*  Prefixed  is  a  life  of  Cowley,  by  M.  Clifford,  the  author's  literary 
executor. 

289  CowpER  (William).      Poems,  and  The  Task.    2  vols.  Svo, 

original  sheep.      Lond. :  Fri?itedfor  J.  Johnson,  1782-85 

*  Fine  copies  of  the  First  Editions  of  both  volumes.  In  this 
copy  there  is  a  half  title  printed  upon  the  obverse  of  leaf  of  argument. 

290  Another  copy.      2  vols.  Svo,  full  crimson  crushed 

levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.  Ibid. 

*  First  Edition. 

Presentation  copy,  with  "From  the  author"  written  upon 
the  fly-leaf  of  the  first  volume.  In  this  issue  of  the  second  volume 
the  obverse  of  the  "  Argument  "  leaf  is  blank,  while  there  is  a  half 
title  "  Poems  Vol.  II."  prefixed.  Presentation  copies  of  Cowper's 
books  are  of  extreme  rarity. 

291  Craufurd  (David).      Love  at   First   Sight:  a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  calf,  gilt  edges.  Lond.  :  R.  Basset,  n,  d. 

*  First  Edition  and  a  fine  copy. 

292  Crashaw   (Richard).      Steps   to   the   Temple.       Sacred 

Poems,  with  other  Delights  of  the  Muses.  i2mo,  full 
crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  dull  gold  edges,  by  the 
Club  Bindery.  Lond.:  T.  IV.  for  Humphrey  Moseley, 16^6 

*  First  Edition. 

A  beautiful  copy  of  this  excessively  scarce  little  volume  which  in 
size  and  printing  much  resembles  Herbert's  Temple.  The  friend  of 
the  author,  in  his  warm  and  enthusiastic  "  Preface  to  the  Reader" 
says  :  "  Here's  Flerbert's  second,  but  equall,  who  had  retrived  poetry 
of  late,  and  returned  it  up  to  its  primitive  use;  let  it  be  bound  back 
to  heaven  gates,  whence  it  came."  Richard  Crashaw,  however 
neglected  in  later  days,  was  the  companion  of  Selden  and  the  idol  of 
Cowley.  Pope  has  borrowed  not  only  expressions,  but  entire  lines 
from  this  poet,  which,  indeed,  he  confesses,  and  highly  extols  his 
talents  in  Letter  26  to  Mr.  Cromwell. 

293  The  same.      Second   Edition,  wherein  are  added 

divers  pieces  not  before  extant.  Engraved  frontispiece 
by  T.  Cross.      Bound  uniformly  with  preceding  item. 

Lond.:  Humphrey  Moseley,  164S 

*  Very  scarce.  This  edition,  besides  containing  poems  not  in  the 
first  issue,  is  the  earliest  with  the  frontispiece. 

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294  Cromwell's  Conspiracy:    a  Tragy-Comedy  relating  to 

cur  Latter  Times  ....  by  a  Person  of  Quality.  4to, 
mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond. :  Printed  for  the  Author,  1660 

295  Crowxe    (John).     The   Ambitious   Statesman;  or,   The 

Loyal  Favourite,  as  it  w^as  Acted  in  the  Theatre  Royal. 
4to,  half  green  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges, 
by  Riviere.  Lond.:    William  Abington,  iSjg 

*  First  Edition.     Choice  copy. 

296  [Crowne    (John).]      Andromache:    a    Tragedy  as   it  is 

Acted  at  the  Dukes  Theatre.  4to,  half  dark  green 
morocco,  gilt  top.  Lond.  :    T.  Ratcliffe^  1675 

*  First  Edition. 

297  Crowne  (John).     Caligula:  a  Tragedy  as  it  is  Acted  at 

the  Theatre  Royal.  4to,  half  green  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond. :  J.  Orme,  1698 

*  First  Edition. 

298  Crowne  (John).     The  Country  Wit:  a  Comedy  Acted  at 

the  Dukes  Theatre.     4to,  brown  morocco,  gilt  tops. 

Lond.:    T.  N.  for  James  Mag?ies,  1675 

*  First  Edition.     This  play  was  a  great  favorite  with  Charles  II. 
It  contains  a  good  deal  of  low  humor. 

299  Crowne   (John).     Darius,   King  of  Persia:  a  Tragedy. 

4to,  half  green  morocco.  Lond. :  Jos.  Knight,  1688 

*  First  Edition. 

300  Crowne  (John).     The  Destruction  of  Jerusalem  by  Titus 

Vespasian :  a  Play.     4to,  half  green  levant  morocco. 

Lond.  :  R.  Bentley,  1693 

*  Dedicated  to  the  Duchess  of  Portsmouth. 

301  Crowne  (John).     The  Destruction  of  Jerusalem  by  Titus 

Vespasian.  In  2  parts,  part  the  first  {and  second^. 
2  vols.  4to,  sewn,  unbound.      Lond.:  J.  Magnes,  i6tj 

302  Crowne    (John).     The    English    Frier;    or,    The    Toun 

Sparks:  a  Comedy.      4to,  half  maroon  morocco. 

Lond.  :  James  Knapton,  1690 

*  First  Edition.     Acted  in  1689  and  directed  against  the  Roman 
Catholics. 

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303  Crowne  (John).     Henry  the  Sixth,  the  First  Part  with 

the  Murder  of  Humphrey  Duke  of  Gloucester,  as  it 
was  Acted  at  the  Dukes  Theatre.  4to,  half  green  levant 
morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond. :  J^.  Bentley\  1681 

*  Very  fine  copy.     Fart  of  this  play  is  adapted  from  Shakespeare. 

304  Crowne  (John).      The  History  of  Charles  the  Eighth  of 

France;  or,  The  Invasion  of  Naples  by  the  French. 
4to,  half  brown  morocco.      Lond.  :  Ambrose  Isted,  1672 

*  Dedicated  to  the  Earl  of  Rochester,  who,  however,  ridiculed  the 
play. 

305  Crowne  (John).     The  Married  Beau;  or,  The   Curious 

Impertinent:  a  Comedy.  4to,  half  green  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges.  Lond.  :  Richard  Bentley^  1694 

*  First  Edition  of  a  frequently  acted  play.  The  story  of  it  is 
taken  from  Don  Quixote,  and  the  scene  lies  in  Covent  Garden. 

306  Crowne  (John).     Sir  Courtly  Nice;  or,  It  Cannot  Be:  a 

Comedy.  4to,  half  brown  morocco,  lower  edges 
uncut,  by  the  Club  Bindery.     Lond. :  R.  Bentley^\(}Z^ 

*  First  Edition.     Written  at  the  command  of  Charles  II. 

307  Crowne  (John).    Thyestes:  a  Tragedy.    4to,  half  brown 

morocco.  Lond.  :  R.  Be/itley,  168 1 

308  [CuTTS  (John,  Lord).]   Poetical  Exercises  Written  upon 

Several  Occasions.  Presented  and  Dedicated  to  her 
Royal  Highness  Mary  Princess  of  Orange.  8vo,  orig- 
inal calf,  gilt  (cracked). 

Lond.:  R.  Bentley  and  S.  Magnes,  1687 

*  First  Edition,  and  the  author's  own  copy,  with  his  auto- 
graph SIGNATURE  on  fly-leaf.  Lord  Cutts  was  an  English  officer 
who  died  in  1707.  He  served  in  various  campaigns  and  was  much 
distinguished  in  the  Wars  of  William  III.  The  book  is  dedicated  to 
the  Princess  of  Orange,  daughter  of  James  II.,  and  contains  a  poem 
addressed  to  the  Duchess  of  Monmouth,  also  one  to  Edmund  Waller. 


D 


309    I^ABORN  (Robert).     A   Christian  turn'd  Turke,  or 
the  Tragicall  Lives  and  Deaths  of  the  two  Famous 
Pyrates,  Ward  and  Dansiker.     As   it  hath   beene  pub- 
lickly  Acted.      Device  on   title.      4X.0,  sprinkled  calf,  red 
edges.  Lond.:    William  Barrenger,  161 2 

*  Title  soiled  and  one  side-note  slightly  clipped,  but  upon  the  whole 
a  good  copy  of  this  very  scarce  piece. 

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310  Dancer  (John,  Translator).     Aminta:  the  Famous  Pas- 

torall.  Written  in  Italian  by  Signor  Torquato  Tasso. 
8vo,  green  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond. :  /oh?i  Starkey,  1660 

*  Includes  also  poems  by  the  translator. 

311  Dancer  (John),     Nicomede:  a  Tragi-Comedy.     Trans- 

lated out  of  the  French  of  Monsieur  Corneille.  4to, 
half  brown  morocco,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.:  Francis  Kirk>?tan,  1671 

*  With  a  long  catalogue  of  plays  at  end,  and  an  interesting  note 
concerning  them  by  the  publisher. 

312  Daniel   (Samuel).      Certaine   Small   Workes   heretofore 

divulged  by  Samuel  Daniell.  Device  on  title.  Original 
vellum  gilt,  gilt  edges.. 

Lond.:  /.  L.  for  Si^non  JVaterson,  161 1 

*With  the  rare  leaf  "  Faults  escaped  "  at  end.  This  copy  bears 
the  initials  "  A.  R."  and  royal  arms  on  side,  and  was  doubtless  the 
IDENTICAL  ONE  OWNED  BY  QuEEN  Anne,  consort  of  James  I.,  for 
whom  Daniel  wrote  his  famous  mask  (in  1610).  called  "  Tethy's 
Festivall."     Fine  and  tall. 

313  Daniel   (Samuel).     The  Collection    of    the    History  of 

England.  jFine  engraved  border  round  title ^  with  the  rare 
leaf  of  '■^  Royal  Priviledge  "  opposite.  Folio,  original  calf, 
with  arms  on  sides,  from  the  Earl  of  Ashburnham's 
Library.  Lond. :  S.   Water  son,  1626 

*  This  copy  contains  the  Continuation  by  John  Trussell. 

314  [Daniel  (Samuel).]     The  Collection  of  the   Historic  of 

England,  by  S.  D.  Elaborate  woodcut  border  to  title. 
Folio,  calf. 

Lond.:  Nicholas  Okes  for  the  Author,  n.  d.  (16 18) 

*  First  collected  edition,  with  the  leaf  of  privilege  preceding  title- 
page.     Fine  copy. 

315  Daniel   (Samuel).     The    Collection    of    the   History  of 

England.  Device  on  title.  Folio,  sprinkled  calf,  red 
edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond.  :  Tho.  Cotes,  1634 

*  Bound  up  is  John  Trussell's  Continuation  of  the  History,  1636. 
Both  are  fine  copies. 

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316  Daniel  (Samuel).   The  First  Fovvre  Bookes  of  the  ciuile 

wars  between  the  two  houfes  of  Lancafter  and  Yorke. 
4to,  calf  gilt,  paneled  sides,  gilt  edges. 
AtLondon:  Printed  by  P.  Short  for  Sitnon  Water/ on^  ^595 

*  Second  issue  of  this  first  edition  and  differing  from  the  earlier  in 
having  an  ornamental  title-page  and  corrections  of  certain  errors.  In 
this  copy  is  the  fifth  book,  which  is  not  always  found. 

317  Daniel  (Samuel).     The   First  Part   of  the   Historie   of 

England.     Device  and  border  to  title.     4to,  original  calf. 
Lond. :  For  the  Company  of  Stationers^  16 13 

*  Very  tall  and  fine  copy  ON  LARGE  PAPER,  with  crest  in  gold 
on  sides  of  Ferdinand  Hastings,  Earl  of  Huntington;  also  his  auto- 
graph on  fly-leaf. 

The  above  is  the  first  of  the  two  editions  issued  in  1613. 

318  Daniel  (Samuel).     The   First   Part  of   the   Historie  of 

England.      Woodcut  border  to  title.      4to,  old  boards. 

Lond. :  Nicholas  Okes,  161 2 
*With  note  by  Mr.  Lefferts: 

"  This  is  the  only  copy  of  the  book  dated  161 2  that  I  can  find  any 
record  of.  Lowndes,  Hazlitt  and  others  give  1613  as  the  first  edition. 
The  sheets  of  this  and  the  1613  edition  are  identical,  only  the  title 
differing.  Like  several  of  Daniel's  Works  it  may  have  been  privately 
issued  in  its  first  shape  for  presentation  to  a  few  patrons  and  friends, 
and  later  for  the  general  public." 

319  Daniel  (Samuel).      History  of  England.    Woodcut  border 

to  title.      Folio,  old  calf.  Printed  at  London,  1621 

320  Daniel  (Samuel).     History  of  England,  with  Continua- 

tion by  John  Trussell.      Folio^  old  calf. 

Lond.:  John  Williams,  1650 

321  Daniel  (Samuel).     A   Letter  from   Octavia  to   Marcus 

Antonius.      Woodcut  border  to  title.     4to,    half    brown 
morocco. 
At  London  :  Printed  by  P.  Short  for  Simon  Waterson,i^c)g 

*  First  Edition  of  this  beautiful  poem  in  choice  condition. 

322  Daniel  (Samuel).      Mvsophilvs:  Containing  a  generall 

defence  of  learning.    Woodcut  border  to  title.    4to,  cloth. 
At  V.ovidiOW.  Printed  by  P .  S.  for  Simon  Waterfon,  1599 

*  "  This  poem  was  undoubtedly  published  separately,  as  above  de- 
scribed, but  it  seems  generally  to  be  included  (as  Part  II.)  in  '  The 
Poeticall  Essayes  of  Sam.  Danyel,'  published  in  1599."  Groliei 
Club's  "  Collations  and  Notes." 

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323  [Daniel  (Samuel).]  The  Order  and  Solemnitie  of  the  Cre- 

ation of  the  High  and   mightie  Prince  Henrie,  Eldest 

Sonne  to  our  Sacred  Soveraigne.   .  .    .   Whereunto  is 

annexed  the  Royall  Maske  presented  by  the  Queene  and 

her   Ladies  on    Wednesday  at  night  following.      4to, 

crimson  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Clarke  and  Bedford. 

[Lond.  ]  Printed  at  Britaines  Burse  for  John  Budge  ^  1610 

*The   "Royal   Maske"   has  a  separate  title-page  and  is  entitled 

"  Tethys  Festivall."     In  this  copy  there  is  a  preliminary  leaf  marked 

"  A  "  before  the  first  title-page. 

This  book  is  of  the  MOST  EXTREME  RARITY.  A  note  in 
the  volume  says:  "  This  is  the  most  rare  of  all  Daniel's  productions, 
from  which  circumstance  it  is  wanting  in  all  the  collected  editions  of 
his  works;  nor  was  Anthony  a  Wood  aware  of  its  existence.  Another 
copy  is  in  the  Garrick  Collection,  and  a  third  in  another  very  rich 
collection,  but  a  fourth  it  is  believed  is  not  known." 

324  Daniel  (Samuel).     A  Panegyrikc  congratvlatorie  deliv- 

ered to  the  Kings  Most  Excellent  Maiestie  at  Bvrleigh 
Harrington  in  Rvtlandshire.  By  Samvel  Daniel.  Also 
Certaine  Epistles,  with  a  Defence  of  Ryme  heretofore 
written,  and  now  pvblished  by  the  Avthor.    8vo,  brown 

morocco,  gilt  edges  by,  C.  Lewis. 

Lond.:  Edward  Blount^  1603 

*  The  second  edition.  The  "  Collations  and  Notes  "  of  the  Grolier 
Club  says:  "  The  first  edition  of  this  work  was  issued  in  folio,  with- 
out date,  but  probably  in  1603,  as  the  '  Defence  of  Ryme '  was  written 
in  answer  to  Campion's  '  Observations  in  the  Art  of  English  Poesie,' 
published  in  1602.  In  the  present  edition  there  are  some  variations 
and  omissions  from  the  folio  issue."  Of  the  folio  but  few  copies  were 
privately  printed  for  presents,  so  that  this  is  really  the  first  pub- 
lished edition. 

325  Daniel  (Samuel).      Poetical  Works,  to  which  is  prefix'd 

Memoirs  of  his  Life  and  Writings.  2  vols.  8vo,  half 
blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  Stikeman. 

Lond.:  R.  Gosling,  17 18 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  best  collected  edition. 

326  Daniel  (Samuel).   The  Whole  Workes  in  Poetrie.   Beauti- 

fully-engraved title-page  containing  the  author  s  portrait 
(re-margined)  inserted  from  the  editioji  of  i6og.  Thick 
4to,  full  crimson  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  Nicholas  Okes  for  Simon  Waferson,  1623 

*  Top  margins  of  some  leaves  supplied,  but,  on  the  whole,  a  good 

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copy.  The  "  Collations  and  Notes  "  of  the  Grolier  Club  says:  "  This 
is  the  most  complete  edition  of  Daniel's  works,  and  it  was  published 
after  his  death  by  his  brother,  John  Daniel.  The  portion  of  this  vol- 
ume comprising  the  '  Civil  Wars '  is  that  part  of  the  identical  edition 
of  1609  remaining  unsold.  Copies  frequently  occur  with  the  engraved 
title  and  dedication  to  the  Countess  of  Pembroke,  added  from  the 
edition  of  1609." 

The  above  copy  has  the  engraving,  but  the  dedication  is  to  Prince 
Charles. 

327  Daniel    (Samuel).     Works,    newly   augmented.      Folio, 

half  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club 
Bindery,  Lond.  :  Simon  Waterson,  1602 

*  The  second  collected  edition  of  Samuel  Daniel's  works.  This 
copy  contains  the  cancel  slip  of  two  lines  in  Musophilus.  Some  pages 
stained  and  margins  mended. 

328  Daniel  (Samuel).      The  Worthy  tract  of  Paulus  louius, 

contayning  a  Difcourfe  of  rare  inuentions,  both  Mili- 
tairie  and  Amorous  called  Imprefe.  Whereunto  is  added 
a  Preface  contayning  the  Arte  of  compofing  them,  with 
many  other  notable  deuifes.  In  Oxenforde.  8vo,  old 
vellum.  Lond.  :   Simon  IVaierson,  1585 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  earliest  published  work  of  Samuel  Daniel.  It  is 
mainly  in  prose,  with  but  a  few  quotations  in  verse. 

329  Davenant  (Charles).    Circe:  a  Tragedy.    4to,  half  calf, 

gilt.  hond. :  J?ic/iard  Tonson,  1677 

*  First  Edition.  The  prologue  is  by  Dryden,  the  epilogue  by 
Lord  Rochester. 

330  [Davenant  (Sir William).]  The  Cruell  Brother:  a  Trag- 

edy.    4to,  half  green  morocco,  by  Blackwell. 

Lond.  :  yo/in  Waterson,  1630 

*  First  Edition.    Written  in  prose. 

331  [Davenant  (Sir  William).]     The  First  Days  Entertain- 

ment at  Rutland-House,  by  Declamations  and  Musick: 
After  the  Manner  of  the  Ancients.  8vo,  green  levant 
morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  H.  Herringman,  1657 

*  A  play  of  extreme  rarity,  which  is  to  be  accounted  for  by  the  fact 
that  it  was  one  of  the  performances  which  took  place  in  private  houses 

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during  the  prohibition  of  theatrical  entertainments,  and  only  few  copies 
were  printed  for  presents. 

It  is  unknown  to  Lowndes.  Hazlitt  says:  "  The  vocal  and  instru- 
jnental  music  was  composed  by  Dr.  Charles  Coleman,  Capt.  Henry 
Cook,  Mr.  Henry  Lawes  and  Mr.  George  Hudson.  This  piece  con- 
tains curious  notices  of  London  localities.  Rutland  House  was  in 
Aldersgate  Street."     A  few  margins  mended. 

332  Davenant  (Sir  William).  Gondibert:  an  Heroick  Poem. 
Device  on  title.  4to,  polished  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  F. 
Bedford.    Lond,  :  Tho.  Newcomb  for  John  Holden,  i6k,i 

*  Beautiful  copy  of  the  First  Edition.  Mr.  Foote's  sold  for  $37. 
Prefixed  are  commendatory  verses  by  Cowley  and  Waller. 

^2^2,  Davenant  (Sir  William),  and  Inigo  Jones.  The 
Temple  of  Love:  a  Masque,  presented  by  the  Queenes 
Majesty  and  her  Ladies  at  White-hall  on  Shrove  Tues- 
day, 1634.     4to,  half  crimson  levant  morocco,  gilt  top. 

Lond.:  Thomas  Walkley,  1634 

334  [Davenant    (Sir  William).]     The  Just  Italian.     Lately 

presented  in  the  private-house   at  Blacke-Friers.     4to, 
half  roan.  Lond.  :  Thomas  Harper,  1630 

*  First  Edition. 

335  Davenant  (Sir  William).      Love  and  Honour,  presented 

by  His  Majesties   Servants  at  the  Black-Fryers.     410, 
mottled  calf,  gilt,  uncut,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  Hutn.  Robinson,  1649 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  choice  copy. 

336  Davenant    (Sir   William).       Madagascar,    with    other 

Poems.     Device  on  title.      i2mo,  original  sheep. 

Lond.  :  John  Haviland for  Thomas  Walkley,  1638 

*  Choice  copy  (with  Imprimatur  preceding  title}  of  the  First  Edi- 
tion. 

Among  the  contents  of  this  interesting  volume  is  an  ode  "  In  re- 
membrance of  Master  William  Shakespeare";  also  a  "  Prologue 
to  a  reviv'd  play  of  Mr.  Fletcher's  call'd  The  Woman  Hater,"  etc. 

337  Davenant   (Sir  William).     The   Man's   the   Master:  a 

Comedy.   4to,  half  calf.  'Lond.:  Henry  JIerringt)ian,i66g 

*  First  Edition  of  Davenant's  last  play,  finished  but  a  little 
while  before  his  death. 

338  Davenant    (Sir  William).     The    Platonick   Lovers:    a 

Tragae-Comedy.    4to,calf.   Lond.: Richard Meig hen, 162,6 

*  The  Perkins  copy,  with  arms  on  side.     First  Edition. 

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339  Davenant   (Sir  William).      Poem   to   the  King's   Most 

Sacred  Majesty.  4to,  half  green  straight-grained  levant 
morocco,  by  the  Club  Bindery, 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :  Henry  Herringman,  1663 

340  Davenant    (Sir  William),     Poem   upon    his    Majesties 

most    happy    Return    to    his  Dominions.       4to,    half 

straight-grained  levant  morocco,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  Henry  Herringman,  1660 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  choice  copy. 

341  [Davenant    (Sir  William).]      The  Rivals:  a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  calf,  Lond.  :  Wtlliatn  Cade/nan,  1668 

*  First  Edition.  A  play  of  much  interest.  It  is  a  revival  of 
Shakespeare  and  Fletcher's  "  Two  Noble  Kinsmen."  It  is  said,  too, 
that  Miss  Davis  so  charmed  Charles  II.  by  her  singing  "  My  lodg- 
ing is  on  the  cold  ground"  that  not  long  after  "  it  raised  her  from 
her  bed  on  the  cold  ground  to  a  bed  royal." 

342  [Davenant  (Sir  William).]     Salmacida  Spolia:  a  Mask. 

Presented  by  the  King  and  Queenes  Majesties,  at 
White-hall,  on  Tuesday  the  21  day  of  January,  1639. 
Device  on  title.  4to,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by 
Riviere.  Lond.  :  Thomas  Walkley,  1639 

*  Jeffrey  Hudson,  the  dwarf,  acted  in  this  piece. 

343  Davenant  (Sir  William).     The  Siege  of  Rhodes.     The 

first  and  second  parts,  the  first  part  being  lately  en- 
larg'd.     4to,  half  calf.    Lond,:  Henry Herring?nan,  1663 

344  Davenant   (Sir   William).      The  Tragedy   of  Albovine, 

King  of  the  Lombards.  Device  on  title.  4to,  half  green 
morocco.  Lond, :  Ji.  Af.,  1629 

*  Title  cut  into  at  top,  otherwise  a  very  good  copy. 

First  Edition  of  Davenant's  first  play  and  dedicated  to  the  un- 
fortunate Earl  of  Somerset.     Rare. 

345  Davenant  (Sir  William),     The  Triumphs  of  the  Prince 

d'Amour.  A  Masque,  presented  by  his  Highnesse  at  his 
Pallace  in  the  Middle  Temple,  the  24th  of  Februarie, 
1635,     4to,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere, 

Lond,:  Richard  Meighen,  1635 

*  Headline  of  title  clipped,  but  a  good  copy,  with  the  leaf  of  im- 
primatur. 

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346  Davenant  (Sir  William).     The  Unfortunate  Lovers:  a 

Tragedie,  as  it  was  lately  Acted  with  great  applause 
at  the  private  House  in  Black-Fryers.  4to,  half  red 
levant  morocco.      Lond.  :  E.  H.  for  Francis  Coles,  1643 

*  Dedicated  to  the  Earl  of  Pembroke.     First  Edition. 

347  Davenant    (William).     The    Witts:   a  Comedie.      Pre- 

sented at  the  Private  House  in  Blacke-Fryers,  Device  on 
title.   4to,  half  green  calf.    'Lond.:  Richard  Meig  hen,  16  t,6 

*  First  Edition.     Poor  copy. 

348  Davenant    (Sir  William).     Works,  consisting  of   those 

which  were  formerly  printed  and  those  which  he  de- 
sign'd  for  the  Press :  now  Published  out  of  the  Author's 
Originall  Copies.  Superb  impression  of  the  engraved 
portrait  by  Faithorne.  Folio,  green  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco extra,  gilt  edges,  by  De  Coverlv. 

*  Splendid  copy.  Lond.  :  Henry  Herringman,  1673 

349  Davies    (Sir    John).      Nosce    Teipsum.      This    Oracle 

expounded  in  two  Elegies:  i,  Of  Humane  Knowledge; 
2,  Of  the  Soule  of  Man  and  the  immortalitie  thereof. 
4to,  full  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bed- 
ford. Lond.:  Richard  Field  for  John  Standish,  1599 

*  First  Edition.  An  unusually  tall  and  fine  copy,  which  has  been 
sold  in  England  as  ' '  Large  Paper, "  so  choice  is  its  condition.  ' '  The 
Nosce  Teipsum,"  in  its  two  parts,  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  of  the 
poems  of  the  later  Elizabethan  age. 

350  Davies  (Sir  John).     Nosce  Teipsum,  Hymnes  of  Astrsea 

in  Acrosticke  Verse,  Orchestra  or  a  Poeme  of  Dancing 
in  a  Dialogue  between  Penelope  and  one  of  her  Wooers. 
8vo,  calf  extra,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  Augustine  Mathewes,  1622 

*  This,  the  fifth  edition,  was  published  by  the  author  himself  only 
four  years  before  his  death,  and  may  therefore  be  considered  as  con- 
taining all  his  acknowledged  productions.  From  Sir  Mark  Master- 
man  Sykes's  collection,  with  bookplate. 

351  Davies  (John,    of    Hereford).     The  Scourge    of    Folly. 

Consisting   of    Satyricall    Epigramms,    and   others    in 
honor  of  many  noble  and  worthy  Persons  of  our  Land. 
Together  with  a  pleasant  though  discordant   Descant 
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upon  most  English  Proverbes  and  others.  Highly  curi- 
ous engraving  on  title-page,  exhibiting  Wit  flagellating  Folly 
horsed  on  Time.  8vo,  full  green  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges,  by  W.  Pratt.  Lond. :  Printed  by 
E.  A.  for  Richard  Redmer,  n.  d.  \circa  1610]. 

*  First  Edition.  This  work  is  noted  for  the  mention  made  of  the 
illustrious  authors  of  the  day,  among  whom  are  Shakespeare,  Jonson, 
Fletcher,  Daniel,  Sir  John  Harington  and  Sir  Philip  Sidney. 

It  contains  the  two  most  interesting  contemporary  notices 
OF  Shakespeare  in  existence.  One  is  in  the  shape  of  an  epigram 
as  follows: 

"  To  our  English  Terence  Mr.  William  Shake-speare. 
Epig.  159. 
Some  say  (good  Will)  which  I,  in  sport  do  sing, 
Hadst  thou  not  plaid  some  kingly  parts  in  sport, 
Thou  hadst  bin  a  companion  for  a  King; 
And,  beene  a  King  among  the  meaner  sort. 
Some  others  raile;  but  raile  as  they  think  fit. 
Thou  hast  no  rayling,  but  a  raigning  wit: 

And  honestly  thou  sow'st,  which  they  do  reape 
So  to  increase  their  stocke  which  they  do  keepe." 

One  long  poem  is  devoted  to  criticisms  of  the  poets  of  the  day,  and 
Shakespeare's  "  Venus  and  Adonis"  is  spoken  of  at  some  length. 
"  Another  (ah  Lord  helpe)  me  vilifies, 
With  art  of  Love  and  how  to  subtilize, 
Making  lewd  Venus,  with  eternall  lines, 
To  tye  Adonis  to  her  love's  designes. 
Fine  wit  is  shewn  therein:  but  fine  twere 
If  not  attired  in  such  bawdy  geare. 
But  be  it  as  it  will:  the  coyest  dames. 
In  private  read  it  for  their  closset-games: 
For,  sooth  to  say,  the  lines  so  draw  them  on, 
To  the  venerian  speculation, 
That  will  they,  will  they  (if  of  flesh  they  bee) 
They  will  think  of  it,  sith  loose  thought  is  free. 
And  thou  (O  Poet)  that  dost  pen  my  plaint. 
Thou  art  not  scot-free  from  my  just  complaint: 
For,  thou  hast  plaid  thy  part  with  thy  rude  pen. 
To  make  us  both  ridiculous  to  men." 

Besides  this  will  be  found  mention  of  the  Countess  of  Pembroke, 
Dekker,  Nash,  Gabriel  Harvey,  Greene;  in  fact  all  the  leading  writers 
of  the  day. 

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352  Davies  (John,  of  Hereford).     A  Select  Second  Husband 

for  Sir  Thomas  Overburies  Wife,  now  a  Matchless 
Widow.  (Inverse.)  Woodcut  borders  on  eackpage.  i2mo, 
morocco  extra,  rough  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :   Thos.  Creede^  1616 

*  First  Edition  and  an  exceedingly  rare  little  volume.  The  copy 
described  in  the  Bibliotheca  Anglo-Poetica,  1815,  at  £j„  4s.,  wanted 
four  pages.  It  is  one  of  the  scarcest  of  all  this  author's  productions. 
Contents  :  A  Choice  Husband,  Elegies,  Mi.xum  in  Modum,  Spec- 
lum  Proditori,  and  an  Epitaph.  The  book  is  dedicated  in  verse  to 
William,  Earl  of  Pembroke. 

353  Davies  (William).      Plays  written  for  a  Private  Theatre. 

8vo,  polished  calf,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Lond.  :  R.  Faidder,  1786 

354  Day   (John)    and   Henry  Chettle.     The  Blind-Beggar 

of  Bednal-Green,  with  the  Merry  Humor  of  Tom 
Strowd  the  Norfolk  Yeoman,  as  it  was  divers  times 
publickly  acted  by  the  Princes  Servants.  Device  on 
title-page,  4to,  sprinkled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Wors- 
FOLD.  Lond.  :  R.  Pollard^  1659 

*  An  extremely  rare  play  founded  on  the  famous  ballad.  Title 
mended,  otherwise  a  good  copy. 

355  Day  (John),     The  Isle  of  Gulls.     As  it  hath  been  often 

Acted  in  the  Black-Fryers  by  the  Children  of  the 
Revels.     Device  on  title.     4to,  half  red  leather. 

Lond.  :    William  Shear es^  1633 

*  Title  soiled.     The  above  is  the  second  or  third  impression. 

356  Day  (John).     Works,  now  first  collected.     With  an  Intro- 

duction and  Notes  by  A.  H.  Bullen.  2  vols.  4to,  half 
green  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  Stikeman. 

Lond.  :  Chisivick  Press.,  1881 

*  150  copies  privately  printed.  Autograph  letter  of  the  editor 
inserted. 

357  [Defoe    (Daniel).]     Jure    Divino:    a    Satyr,    in  twelve 

books,  by  the  Author  of  the  True-Born  Englishman. 
Fitiely  engraved  portrait  by  Van  der  Gucht.  Folio,  paneled 
calf  (rebacked).  Lond.  1706 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition. 

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358  Dekker  (Thomas).      Dramatic  Works.      With  Notes  and 

Memoir.     4  vols.  8vo,  half  morocco,  gilt  top. 

Lond. :  Pearson^  1873 

*  The  first  collected  edition.     Large  Paper  copy. 

359  Dekker    (Thomas).      The    Magnificent    Entertainment 

given  to  King  James,  Queen  Anne  his  Wife,  and  Henry 
Frederick  the  Prince,  upon  the  day  of  His  Maiesties 
Tryumphant  Passage  from  the  Tower  through  his  Hon- 
ourable Citie  and  Chamber  of  London,  being  the  15 
of  March,  1603.  As  well  by  the  English  as  by  the 
Strangers:  With  the  Speeches  and  Songes  delivered  in 
the  severall  Pageants,  Device  on  title-page.  4to,  full 
crimson-crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the 
Club  Bindery.  Lond.:    T.  C.  for  T/io.  Man,  1604 

*  Very  fine  copy  of  one  of  the  three  editions  issued  in  this  year. 
A  valuable  and  interesting  piece. 

360  Delectable  Demaundes  AND  Pleasant  Questions,  with 

their  severall  Answers,  in  matters  of  Love:  Naturall 
Causes,  with  Morall  and  Politicke  devises.  Device  on 
title.  4to,  full  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt 
edges,  by  LoRTicyfA.  Lond.:  Thomas  Creede,  1596 

*  A  highly  curious  and  interesting  work  in  three  parts.  It  is  of  ex- 
cessive rarity,  not  in  Lowndes,  nor  is  there  any  record  of  the  sale  of  a 
copy.  The  present  example  is  in  very  beautiful  condition  throughout. 

361  Denham  (Sir  John).     Cato  Major  of  Old  Age:  a  Poem. 

8vo,old  calf, gilt.    In  the  Savoy :  Henry  IIerringinan,i66^ 

*  First  Edition. 

362  Denham  (Sir  John).     Cooper's  Hill:  a   Poeme.     Device 

on  title.     4to,  half  crimson  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops. 

Lond.  :  Tho.  Walkley,  1642 

*  First  (and  unauthorized  edition) — thefirst  authorized  edition  not 
appearing  until  1655. 

363  the  same,  now  printed  from  a  perfect  copy,  and 

a  corrected  impression.  4to,  half  crimson  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  tops.  Lond.  :  Humphrey  Mosely.,\6^c^ 

*  First  authorized  edition.  The  address  "To  the  Reader" 
commences:  "You  have  seen  this  poem  often  and  yet  never;  for 
though  there  have  been  five  impressions,  this  now  in  your  hand  is  the 
onely  true  copy.  " 

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364  Denham  (Sir  John.)     Cooper's  Hill:  a  Poeme.     Trans- 

lated into  Latin  by  William  Cavendish.  Engraved  view 
of  the  Sheldonian  Theatre  at  Oxford.  4to,  half  crimson 
levant  morocco,  gilt  top. 

Oxford  i^E  Theatro  Sheldoniano) ^  1676 

*  The  first  Latin  edition. 

365  Dennis  (John).     Appius  and  Virginia:  a  Tragedy.     4to, 

half  green  morocco.  Lond. :  B.  Lintott,  n.  d. 

*  First  Edition. 

366  Dennis  (John).     The  Comical  Gallant;  or,  The  Amours 

of  Sir  John  Falstaff:  a  Comedy,  to  which  is  added  a 
large  Account  of  the  Taste  in  Poetry,  and  the  Causes 
of  the  Degeneracy  of  it,     4to,  half  brown  morocco. 

Lond.  :  A.  Baldwin.,  1702 

*  Tall  copy.     This  is  no  other  than  a  very  indifferent  alteration  of 
the  "  Merry  Wives  of  Windsor." 

367  Dennis  (John).     Gibraltar;  or,  The  Spanish  Adventure: 

a  Comedy.     4to,  half  maroon  levant. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:  Wm.   Turner.,  1705 

368  Dennis   (John).       Iphigenia:   a   Tragedy,    Acted  at  the 

Theatre  in  Little  Lincolns  Inn  Fields.  4to,  half  blue 
levant  morocco,  gilt  top.     Y^ond.'.  Richard  Parker, I'joo 

*  First  Edition. 

369  Dennis  (John).     The  Monument:  a  Poem,  Sacred  to  the 

Immortal  Memory  of  the  Best  and  Greatest  of  Kings, 
William  the  Third.     4to,  unbound. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond. :  D.  Brown,   1702 

370  Dennis  (John).     A  Plot  and  No  Plot:  a  Comedy.     4to, 

half  blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  R.  Parker.,  n,  d. 

*  First  Edition.     Some  margins  mended. 

371  Dennis  (John).     Rinaldo  and  Armida:  a  Tragedy,  as  it 

is  acted  at  the  Theatre  in  Little  Lincolns  Inn  Fields. 
4to,  half  leather.  Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,  1699 

372  DiBDiN  (Rev.  T.  F.)       Bibliographical,  Antiquarian  and 

Picturesque  Tour  in  France  and  Germany.  With  fine 
impressions  of  the  numerous  beautiful  plates;  the  vignettes 
on  India  paper.     3  vols,  royal   8vo,  half  crushed  levant 

morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  Alfred  Matthews. 

Lond.  1821 
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373  DiBDiN  (Rev,  T.  F.)     Bibliomania;  or,  Book-Madness:  a 

Bibliographical  Romance.  Illustrated.  Imp.  8vo,  half 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  by  Alfred 
Matthews.  Lond. :  Bohrt,  1842 

*  With  the  scarce  engraving  of  Mary  Queen  of  Scots  at  p.  254,  and 
the  "  Cave  of  Despair  "  at  p.  61 7. 

374  DiBDiN   (Rev.  T.  F.)      Bibliographical    Decameron;   or, 

Ten  Days'  Pleasant  Discourse  upon  Illuminated  Manu- 
scripts, Early  Engraving,  Typography  and  Bibliogra- 
phy. Numerous  fine  portraits,  plates,  vignettes  {many  on 
India  paper),  and  wood  engravings.  3  vols,  royal  Svo, 
half  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by 
Alfred  Matthews.      Very  scarce.  Lond.  18 17 

*  This  work  may  be  considered  as  a  continuation  of  the  Biblio- 
mania, the  same  characters  being  introduced  in  the  dialogues.  From 
the  information  which  it  contains,  and  the  splendor  of  the  decora- 
tions and  printing,  it  will  ever  be  considered  as  a  model  of  excellence 
and  good  taste  in  typography  and  the  arts.  Both  the  copper-plates 
and  woodcuts  which  embellished  the  work  have  been  destroyed." — 
Lowndes. 

Has  the  beautiful  specimen  of  printing  in  gold  at  page  417,  vol.  ii. 

375  [DiBDiN  (Rev.  T.  F.)]       Bibliography:   a   Poem,  in  Six 

Books.  8vo,  half  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  top, 
UNCUT,  by  Alfred  Matthews. 

*  Only  50  copies  printed.         Lond.  :  Privately  printed, I'ii  2 

376  [DiBDiN  (Rev,  T.  F.  )]     Bibliophobia:    Remarks  on  the 

present  languid  and  depressed  state  of  Literature  and 
the  Book  Trade.  Thin  8vo,  half  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  top,  UNCUT,  by  Alfred  Matthews. 

*  One  of  100  printed  upon  Large  Paper.      Lond.  :  Bohn,  1842 

377  DiBDiN   (Rev.   T.  F.)      Bibliotheca   Spenceriana;   or,    A 

Descriptive  Catalogue  of  the  Books  printed  in  the  Fif- 
teenth Century,  and  of  many  valuable  First  Editions 
in  the  library  of  George  John,  Earl  Spencer,  with  the 
Supplement,  the  Cassano  Catalogue;  also  the  ^des 
Althorpianiae,  or  an  Account  of  the  Mansion  Books 
and  Pictures  at  Althorp.  Nu^nerous  fine  plates.  7  vols, 
imp,  Svo,  half  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  un- 
cut, by  Alfred  Matthews, 

Lond.  :  For  the  Author  by  IV.  Buhner,  1814-22 

*  Large  Paper  set  in  superb  condition.  Contains  the  scarce  plates 
in  the  second  and  third  volumes. 

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378  [DiBDiN  (Rev.  T.  F,)]     Catalogue  of  the  Library  of  the 

Eminent  Bibliographer,  to  be  sold  at  auction,  June  26, 
27,  28,  1817.      8vo,  boards,  uncut.  Lond.  1817 

*  Dr.  Dibdin's  library.     Prices  and  purchasers'  names. 

379  [DiBDiN  (Rev.  T.  F.)]  The  Complaint  of  a  Lover's  Life: 

Controversy  between  a  Lover  and  a  Jay.  Edited  for 
the  Roxburghe  Club.  4to,  half  leather,  roxburghe 
style.  hand. :  Bu/mer,  1818 

380  DiBDiN  (Rev.  T.  F.)   Cranmer:  a  Tale  of  Modern  Times. 

3  vols,  post  8vo,  boards,  uncut.     Lond.  :  Colburn^  1843 

*  Dibdin's   only  novel.     Very  rare.     This   copy  has  the  original 
labels  on  backs. 

381  [(DiBDiN  (Rev.  T.  F.)J    The  History  of  Cheltenham  and 

its  Environs.  Plates  on  India  paper.  8vo,  half  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  Alfred  Mat- 
thews. Cheltenham:  H.  Ruff.,  1803 

*  Large  Paper  copy,  extra-illustrated  by  the  insertion  of  eleven 
india-proof  views. 

382  DiBDiN  (Rev.  T.  F.)     Index  to  his  Reminiscences  of  a 

Literary  Life.  Thin  8vo,  original  paper  covers,  un- 
cut. [Lond.  1836] 

*  This  index  is  very  scarce,     Lacking  in  most  copies  of  the  book. 

383  DiBDiN  (Rev.    T.    F. )     Lent  Lectures  Preached   at   the 

Church  of  St.  Mary,  Bryanston  Square.  2  vols,  royal 
8vo,  UNCUT.  Lond.:  For  the  Author,  1833 

384  DiBDiN  (Rev.  T.).     The  Library  Companion ;  or,  Young 

Man's  Guide  and  the  Old  Man's  Comfort  in  the 
Choice  of  a  Library.  Second  and  best  edition.  2  vols, 
royal  8vo,  half  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  un- 
cut, by  Alfred  Matthews.  Lond. :  Major^  1825 

*  Portrait  of  Thomas  Payne,  the  bookseller,  to  whom  the  work  is 
dedicated,  inserted.     Very  fine  copy. 

385  [DiBDiN  (Rev.  T.  F.)]    A  Merry  and  Conceited  Song.   To 

all  Lovers  of  the  Library  Companion.  Imp.  8vo,  un- 
bound (4  pp.).  Lond.  1825 

*  Sixty  copies  printed  for  private  distribution. 

67 


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386  DiBDiN    (Rev.    T.    F.)      More's    Utopia,    translated     by 

Raphe  Robinson,  A.D.  155 1,  with  Notes  and  a  Bio- 
graphical and  Literary  Introduction.  Portrait,  also 
the  scarce  plate  of  the  More  family.  4to,  half  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  tops.  Lond. :  William  Buhner,  1808 

*  Large  Paper  copy,  of  which  it  is  said  that  but  forty  were  printed. 

387  DiBDiN  (Rev.  T.  F.)     Of  the  Imitation  of  Jesus  Christ, 

translated  with  an  Introduction  and  Notes.  Frontis- 
piece on  copper  by  Robinson.  8vo,  half  green  morocco, 
gilt  tops,  UNCUT.  Lond.:    Wm.  Nieol,  1828 

*  Large  Paper  copy,  and  in  this  state  very  scarce. 

388  DiBDiN  (Rev.  T.  F.)    Poems.     Vignette  on  title-page.    8vo, 

half  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by 
Alfred  Matthews.  l^ond.-.  For  the  Author,  1797 

*  Scarce.     Only  a  very  limited  impression  was  taken. 

389  DiBDiN  (Rev.  T.  F.)     Reminiscences  of  a  Literary  Life. 

Portrait  and  plates.      2  vols.  imp.  8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 

Lond. :  John  Major ^  1836 

*  Large  Paper,  and  very  scarce  in  this  state. 

390  [DiBDiN  (Rev.  T.  F.)]     A  Roland   for  an  Oliver.      Brief 

remarks  upon  the  Preface  and  Notes  of  G.  A.  Crapelet 
attached  to  his  Translation  of  the  thirtieth  letter  of  the 
Bibliographical,  Antiquarian  and  Picturesque  Tour. 
Imp.  8vo,  original  boards,  leather  back,  uncut. 

Lond.:   Shakespeare  Press,  1821 

*  Thirty-six  copies    privately  printed.     Autograph  inscription    in 
the  author's  writing. 

391  [Dibdin  (Rev.  T.  F.)]     A  Roxburghe   Garland.      i6mo, 

half  green  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut. 

Lond.:  Bensley,  181 7 

*  Extremely  scarce.     Only  a  very  few  were  printed  for  members  of 
the  Roxburghe  Club. 

392  [Dibdin   (Rev.    T.    F.)]     Roxburghe   Revels,  and    other 

Relative  Papers,  including  Answers  to  an  Attack  on 
the  Memory  of  the  late  Joseph  Haslewood,  Esq.  Por- 
traits of  Lord  Spencer,  Dibdin,  etc.  4to,  half  brown 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  by  Matthews. 
Edinburgh:  For  private  circulation,  1837 
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393  DiBDiN  (Rev.  T.  F.)   Scripture  Cuts.  Icones  Veteris  Testa- 

men  ti.  Illustrations  of  the  Old  Testament  engraved  on  wood 
from  designs  by  Hans  Holbeiti.  8vo,  half  roxburghe,  un- 
cut. Lond.  :  Pickering^  1830 

*  Edited,  with  preface,  by  T.  F.  Dibdin. 

394  Dibdin  (Rev.  T.  F.)     Sermons,  Doctrinal  and  Practical, 

Svo,  boards,  uncut.  Lond.  :  Longmans,  1820 

395  [Dibdin  (Rev.  T.  F.)]     Specimen  of  an  English  De  Bure. 

8vo,  half  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut.  Lond.  1810 

*  Fifty  copies  privately  printed,  witla  inscription  '"With  the  author's 
respectful  compliments." 

396  Dibdin    (Rev.    T.    F.)     The   Sunday   Library;    or.    The 

Protestants'  Manual  for  the  Sabbath  Day.  Portrait. 
6  vols,  post  Svo,  cloth,  uncut.     Lond.  :  Longmans.,  1831 

397  Dibdin  (Rev.  T.  F.)     Tour  in  the  Northern  Counties  of 

England.  Beautiful  plates,  mostly  on  India  paper.  2  vols, 
imp.  Svo,  half  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  un- 
cut, by  Alfred  Matthews.    Lond:  For  the  Author,  1S38 

*  Few  copies  printed  in  the  above  state. 

398  Dibdin  (Rev.  T.  F.)   A  Volume  of  Tracts  and  Catalogues 

by  Dibdin,  or  Collected  by  him.  Svo,  full  crimson 
morocco,  gilt  over  marbled  edges.  Lond.,  v.  y. 

*  Includes  "  Some  Account  of  the  Mentz  Psalters,"  with  autograph, 
book  rarities  in  Lord  Spencer's  library,  priced  catalogue  of  the  sale 
of  David  Garrick's  library,  etc.,  etc.     An  interesting  collection. 

399  [Dibdin    (Rev.    T.    F.)]     Lettre  Neuvieme  relative   a    la 

Bibliotheque  Publique  de  Rouen  par  M.  Th.  Licquet. 
Svo,  boards,  uncut.  Paris:   Crapelet,  1S21 

*  One  hundred  copies  were  printed. 

400  Dibdin  (Rev.  T.  F.)     Crapelet  (G.  A.)    Lettre  Trentieme 

Concernant  L'Imprimerie  et  la  Librarie  de  Paris,  traduit 
del'Anglais,  avec  des  Notes.      Imp.  Svo,  boards,  uncut. 

*  One  hundred  copies  printed.  Paris:    Crapelet,   182  i 

401  Dibdin  (Rev.  T.  F.)    Lettre  d'Une  Relieur  Frangais  a  un 

Bibliographe  Anglais  par  Lesne  relieur  a  Paris.  Imp. 
Svo,  cloth,  uncut.  Paris:   Crapelet.,  1822 

*  Few  copies  printed,  probably  not  over  100. 

402  Dilke  (Thomas).      The  City  Lady:  or,  Folly  Reclaimed. 

4to,  half  calf.  Lond.  1697 

*  First  Edition. 

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403  DiLKE   (Thomas).     The  Lover's  Luck:  a  Comedy.     4to, 

half  leather.  Lond. :   H.  Flayford,  1696 

*  First  Edition. 

404  DiLKE  (Thomas).     The  Pretenders;  or,    The  Town  Un- 

maskt:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  brown  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond.  169S 

*  First  Edition. 

405  Dixon   (Robert).     Canidia;  or,  The  Witches:  a  Rhap- 

sody.     In  5  parts.      4to,  olive  green  levant   morocco, 
gauffred,  gilt  edges.  Lond.:  S.  Roycroft^  1683 

*  A  magnificent  copy,  some  of  the  lower  edges  being  uncut,  and 
having  a  rhymed  errata  at  end  unnoticed  by  Lowndes.  There  is  a 
separate  title-page  to  each  part. 

406  DoDSLEY  (Robert).     Old   English   Plays.      Fourth   Edi- 

tion, revised  by  W.  C.  Hazlitt.      15  vols.  Svo. 

Lond.  :   Reeves  e^  Turner,  1874-76 

*  Best  edition.     Large  Paper  copy,  of  which  but  100  were  printed. 

407  DoGGETT   (Thomas).     The   Country   Wake:  a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  morocco.  Lond.  :   Sam.  Briscoe.,  1696 

*  First  Edition. 

408  Donne  (Dr.  John).     A  Declaration   of  that    Paradoxe; 

or.   Thesis   that   Selfe-Homicide   is   not   So   Naturally 
Sinne  that  it  may  never  be  otherwise.     4to,  old  calf. 
Lond.  :  Printed  by  John  Dawson.,  n.  d. 

*  The  Rev.  John  Mitford's  copy,  with  autograph  and  MS.  Notes. 
Dedicated  to  Philip  Lord  Herbert,  of  Cherbury. 

409  DoNNE    (Dr.    John).     Juvenilia;  or.  Certain    Paradoxes 

and   Problemes.     Device  on  title.      4to,    green   straight- 
grained  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Stikeman. 

Lond.  :  E.  P.  for  Henry  Sei/e,  1633 

*  Among  the  paradoxes,  "That  Women  ought  to  paint,"  "That 
old  men  are  more  fantastike  than  Young."  Problems:  "Why  Puri- 
tanes  make  long  Sermons,"   "  Why  are  the  fairest  falsest?",  etc.,  etc. 

410  [Donne,    Dr.    John).]     Letters   to   Severall    Persons   of 

Honour.      Splendid  impression  of  the  engraved  portrait  by 
Lotnbart.     4to,  original  vellum. 

Lond.:  J.  Flesher  for  Richard  Marriot,  165  i 

*  Beautiful  copy  of  a  scarce  volume.  Donne  is  called  by  no 
less  an  authority  than  John  Dryden,  "  The  Greatest  Wit  of  our  Na- 
tion." 

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411  Donne    (Dr.    John).       Paradoxes,    Problemes,    Essayes, 

Characters,  to  which  is  added  a  Book  of  Epigrams, 
etc.    i2mo,  old  calf. 

Lond. :    T.  N.for  Humphrey  Moseley,  1652 

*  Bound  up  with  the  above  is  Dr.  Donne's  Essays  in  Divinity. 
Edited  by  his  Son  and  published  by  Richard  Marriott  in  1651.  Both 
works  should  be  bound  separately. 

412  [DoNNE  (Dr.  John).]     Poems.      By  J.  D.     With   Elegies 

on  the  Author's  Death.   Choice  itnpression  of  the  rare  a?id 
beautiful  portrait  by  Lombart  inserted.     4to,  full  maroon 
levant  morocco,  paneled  sides,  gilt  edges,  by  Ramage. 
Lond.  :  M.  F.  for  John  Mar  riot,  1633 

*  First  Edition.  An  exceptionally  large  and  fine  copy,  con- 
taining the  two  leaves  "The  Printer  to  the  Understander"  not 
always  found. 

413  [DoNNE    (Dr.    John).]     Poems    by  J.  D.      With   Elegies 

on  the  Author's  Death.  Engraved  portrait  by  William 
Marshall,  luith  verses  beneath  by  Izaak  Walton.  Small 
8vo,  old  calf  gilt,  paneled  sides. 

Lond.:  M.  F.  for  John  Mar  riot,  1639 

*  The  Third  Edition  of  Donne's  Poems.     Good  copy. 

414  [Donne  (Dr.  John).]     Pseudo-Martyr.      Wherein  out  of 

Certaine  Propositions  and  Gradations  this  conclusion 
is  evicted  That  those  which  are  of  the  Romane  Re- 
ligion in  this  Kingdome  may  and  ought  to  take  the 
Oath  of  Allegiance.      4to,  original  vellum. 

Lond. :    W.  Stansby  for  Walter  Bur  re,  1610 

*  Choice  copy,  with  autograph  on  title-page.  "  H.  Saville  27th 
Jan.  1613." 

415  DoRAN  (Dr.)     Annals  of  the  English  Stage,     so  fine  por- 

traits.     3  vols.  imp.  8vo.  Lond.:  Nimmo,  1888 

*  Portraits  in  duplicate  on  Japan  and  India  paper.  Limited  edition 
on  Large  Paper. 

416  Douglas  (Gawin,  Bishop  of  Dunkeld).    The  XIII.  Bukes 

of  Eneados  of  the  famofe  Poete  Virgill  Tranflatet 
out  of  Latyne  verfes  into  Scottifh  metir,  by  the  Reu- 
erend  Father  in  God,  Mayfter  Gawin  Douglas  Bifhop 
of  Dunkel  &  vnkil  to  the  Erie  of  Angus.  Euery  buke 
hauing  hys  perticular  Prologe.  Woodcut  border  to  title- 
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page.  !31ack  Cettcr.  4to,  crimson  levant  morocco, 
Harleian  tooling,  gilt  edges.     Imprinted  at  London.,  ^553 

*  First  Edition  and  a  very  tall  and  fine  copy.  It  is  of  extra- 
ordinary rarity. 

Bishop  Douglas's  is  the  first  metrical  translation  of  Virgil's  ^neid, 
and  the  second  translation  of  that  work  into  English.  The  first  was 
in  prose  and  printed  by  William  Caxton. 

417  [Dover   (John.)]     The   Roman  Generalls;  or,  The  Dis- 

tressed Ladies.  4to,  half  green  levant  morocco,  gilt 
tops,  by  the  Club  Bindery.  'Lond.:  SafmielHerrick,  166-] 

*  First  Edition. 

418  Drake  (Sir  Francis).     The  History  of,  Exprest  by  In- 

strumental! and  Vocall  Musick,  and  by  Art  of  Perspec- 
tive in  Scenes,  etc.  4to,  polished  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges, 
by  Lloyd  and  Wallis.    Lond. :  Henry  Herringman.,  1659 

*  Represented  daily  at  the  cockpit  in  Drury-Lane,  at  three,  after- 
noon, punctually. 

419  Dramatists  of   the   Reformation,  with   Prefatory  Me- 

moirs and  Notes  by  Maidment,  Logan,  etc.  14  vols. 
8vo,  white  cloth,  uncut.     Edinburgh:  Paterson,  1873-79 

*  Large  Paper  copy,  of  which  but  150  were  printed.  Includes  the 
works  of  Crowne,  Tatham,  Davenant,  Lacy,  Marmion,  Wilson  and 
Cokain. 

420  Drant  (Thomas).    A  Medicinable  Morall,  that  is,  the  two 

Bookes  of  Horace  his  Satyres,  EnglyHied  accordyng  to 
the  prefcription  of  faint  Hierome.  Epiflo.  ad  Ruffin. 
Quod  malum  efl,  muta.  Quod  bonum  efl,  prode.  The 
Wailyngs  of  the  Prophet  Hieremiah,  done  into  Eng- 
lyflie  verse.  Also  Epigrammes.  T.  Drant.  Antidoti 
falutaris  amaror.  Perufed  and  allowed  accordyng  to 
the  Queues  Maieflies  Iniunctions.  Block  Ccttcr.  4to, 
sprinkled  calf.  Imprinted  at  London  in  Flete/trete  by 
Thomas  Mar/he.,  1566. 

*  This  is  the  first  attempt  at  a  metrical  version  of  Horace.  "  The 
Wailyngs  of  the  Prophet  Hieremiah "  and  the  epigrams  appear  in 
this  edition  only. 

The  dedication  "  To  my  Lady  Bacon,  and  my  Lady  Cicell,  sisters 
favorers  of   learnyng  and   vertue, "  is  printed  on  verso  of  title-page. 
This  copy  is  from  the  Gaisford  collection,  with  bookplate. 
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421  Drant  (Thomas).      Horace  His  arte  of  Poetrie,  pistles, 

and  Satyrs  Engliflied,  and  to  the  Earle  of  Ormounte 
By  Tho.  Drant  addreffed.  Woodcut  border  to  title-page. 
l^Uuk  £ctter.  4to,  old  green  morocco  gilt,  gilt  edges. 
Imprinted  at  London  in  Flete/trete,  nere  to  S.  Dunf tones 
Churche,  by  Thomas  Mar/he,  1567, 

*  This  is  the  second  edition  of  Drant's  translation,  and  much  fuller 
than  his  first,  which  he  published  in  1566,  with  the  title  of  "A  Me- 
dicinable  Morall." 

422  Drayton  (Michael).      The  Barrens  Wars  in  the  raigne 

of  Edward  the  fecond.  With  Englands  Heroicall 
Epiflles.  8vo,  old  calf.  At  London:  Printed  by  I.  jR. 
for  N.  Ling.,  1603. 

*  First  published  in  1596  under  the  title  of  Mortimeriados.  Some 
headlines  shaved.  This  edition  is  scarce,  and  is  not  to  be  found  in 
the  Corser,  Locker-Lampson  or  Huth  collections. 

423  Drayton  (Michael),   The  Battaile  Of  Agincovrt.   Fovgbt 

By  Henry  The  fift  of  that  name,  King  of  England, 
againll  the  whole  power  of  the  French:  vnder  the 
Raigne  of  their  Charles  the  fixt,  Anno  Dom.  1415. 
The  Miferies  of  Queene  Margarite,  the  infortunate 
Wife,  of  that  mofl  infortunate  King  Henry  the  fixt. 
Nimphidia,  the  Court  of  Fayrie.  The  Quefl  of  Cinthia. 
The  Shepheards  Sirena.  The  Moone-Calfe.  Elegies 
vpon  fundry  occafions.  With  the  rare  engraved  portrait 
by  Hole.  Folio,  full  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco, 
rough  gilt  edges,  by  Stikeman.  Lond.  :  Printed  for 
William  Lee,  at  the  Turkes  Head  in  Fleete-Streete,  next  to 
the  Miter  and  Phcenix,  1627. 

*  Nothing  in  this  volume  had  previously  been  printed.  The  foot- 
note on  "  C2,"  usually  cut  into,  is  in  this  copy  intact,  and  it  is  a  very 
fine  one  in  all  respects. 

424  Drayton  (Michael).    England's  Heroical  Epistles,  newly 

corrected  and  amended.  Engraved  frontispiece.  8vo, 
original  calf.       Lond.:  S.  Smethwick,  n.  d.  {circa  1700) 

425  [Drayton  (Michael).]     To  the  Majestie  of  King  James: 

a  Gratulatorie  Poem.  Engraved  plate  at  end.  4to,  cloth. 
At  London :  Printed  by  James  Roberts  for  T.  M.  and 
H.  Z.,  1603. 

*  Very  fine  copy  of  this  rare  piece,  the  lower  edges  being  un- 

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CUT.  The  Grolier  Club  "  Collations  "  says  :  "  From  the  postscript  it 
appears  that  the  above  is  the  second  impression  of  this  poem,  which 
is  not  included  in  any  of  the  subsequent  editions  of  Dryden's  poems." 
There  does  not  seem  any  evidence  in  the  postscript  "that  this  is  a 
second  issue,  and  the  Grolier  Club's  statement  is  apparently  an  error." 

426  Drayton  (Michael),      Poly-Olbion.     Engraved  title-pages 

and  numo'ous  folding  maps  upon  copper^  also  a  brilliant 
and  PROOF  impression  of  the  portrait  of  Prince  Henry  by 
Hole,  before  the  inscription.  Folio,  in  a  fine  old 
russia  binding.  Lond. :  M.  Low?ies,  1612 

*  First  issue  of  the  first  edition  of  the  first  part,  in  first-rate  state. 
It  was  edited  by  John  Selden,  and  in  this  copy  he  has  signed  the 
preface  in  autograph.  Inserted  is  a  fine  impression  of  a  scarce 
portrait  of  Selden  engraved  by  White. 

A  valuable  and  highly-interesting  copy  of  a  very  rare  book. 

427  Drayton    (Michael).      Poems.      By   Michael   Drayton, 

Esqvire.  Newly  corrected  by  the  Avthovr.  8vo,  dark 
brown  levant  morocco,  red  over  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere, 
Lond.  :  Printed  by  Willia7n  Stanfby,for  lohn  Smethwicke^ 
and  are  to  be  fold  at  his  Shop  in  Saint  Diinftanes  Church- 
yard, v?ider  the  Dyall,  n,  d. 

*  The  third  edition.  "  This  edition  exhibits  the  same  peculiarities 
in  paging  as  the  editions  of  1605  and  1610.  Up  to  the  last  poem  in 
the  volume,  '  The  Legend  of  Pierce  Gaveston,'  the  three  editions 
are  almost  page  for  page  the  same.  In  the  1605  and  1610  editions 
that  poem  is  printed  with  four  stanzas  to  a  page,  while  in  the  above- 
described  edition  each  page  has  five  stanzas,  so  that  this  edition  has 
three  less  leaves  than  the  others.  Hazlitt  describes  this  edition  as 
having  a  frontispiece.  The  present  copy  has  none,  nor  is  there  any 
trace  of  any.  It  is  worthy  of  note  that  none  of  the  earlier  editions 
of  Drayton  have  frontispieces, unless  this  be  an  exception." — Grolier 
Club,  ^'Collations  and  Notes." 

428  Drayton   (Michael).      Poems,       By    Michael  Drayton, 

Esqvire,  Newly  corrected  by  the  Author.  Svo,  old 
calf,  Lond.  :  Printed  for  lohn  Sinethwicke,  and  are  to 
hee  fold  at  his  Shop  in  Saint  Dunftanes  Church-yard,  vnder 
the  Diall,  1610. 

*  The  fourth  edition.  The  Grolier  Club,  "  Collations  and  Notes," 
says  :  "  The  paging  of  the  volume  follows  the  system  of  the  edition 
of  1605."  '  The  Barons'  Wars'  is  paged  1-159,  and  is  followed  by 
five  unnumbered  pages  preliminary  to  the  epistles.  The  folios  only 
are  then  numbered  from  i  to  104,  ending  with  the  '  Epistles.'  The 
last  part  of  the  volume  is  entirely  without  paging." 

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429  Drayton   (Michael).       Poems,   collected   into   one    vol- 

ume, newly  corrected.  Engraved  title-page  by  William 
Marshall,  containing  the  author's  portrait.  8vo,  brown 
calf  gilt,  rough  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Lond.  :   Printed  for  John  Smethwick,  1637 

*  Good  copy,  but  has  not  blank  leaf  preceding  title-page,  called 
for  in  the  collation. 

430  Drolleries.       Choyce     Drollery:    Songs    and    Sonnets, 

now  first  reprinted  from  the  edition  of  1656;  Merry 
Drollery,  compleat,  from  the  final  edition  of  1691; 
Westminster  Drolleries,  1671-1672.  Edited  by  Canon 
Ebsworth,  Fro?itispieces  to  the  first  two.  3  vols.  i2mo, 
cloth,  uncut.   Bost.  :  (England),  Robert  Roberts.,  1875-76 

*  Four  hundred  copies  printed  of  each.  Signed  and  numbered  by 
the  printer. 

431  Drollery.    Folly  in  Print ;  or,  A  Book  of  Rhymes.    i2mo, 

original  sheep  binding.     Lond.  :  Printed  in  the  year  1667 

*  The  poems  are  chiefly  lyrical  and  amatory.  Several  verses  are 
addressed  to  members  of  the  Bellasyse  family.  A  choice  copy  from 
the  Gaisford  collection,  with  bookplate. 

432  Drollery.     Holborn-Drollery;  or.  The  Beautiful  Chloret 

Surprised  in  the  Sheets.  All  the  Love  Songs  and 
Poems  with  which  she  has  been  treated  this  Long  Va- 
cation being  Publish'd.  To  which  is  annexed  Flora's 
Cabinet  Unlocked.      i2mo,  old  calf,  sprinkled  edges. 

Lond.:  Robert  Robinson,  1673 

*  Very  rare.  Adee's  copy  sold  for  $So  in  1895.  The  present 
copy  belonged  to  the  Rev.  John  Mitford  and  bears  his  autograph 
and  MS.  notes.  As  usual  a  few  headlines  clipped  and  slight  tear  in 
one  page,  but,  for  a  book  of  this  character,  a  fine  copy. 

433  Drollery.     The  Strolers'  Pacquet  Open'd.     Containing 

Seven  Jovial  Drolls  or  Farces,  calculated  for  the  Meridian 
of  Bartholomew  and  Southwark  Fairs.  Presenting  the 
Comical  Humours  of  Designing  Usurers,  SXy  Pettifogers, 
Cunning  Sharpers,  Cowardly  Bullies,  Wild  Rakes,  Finical 
Fops,  Shrewd  Cloivns,  Testy  Masters,  Arch  Footmen,  For- 
ward Widows,  Stale  Maids  and  Melting  Lasses.  8vo, 
polished  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges.      Lond.  :  A.  Jackson,  1742 

*  Choice  copy  of  this  scarce  and  interesting  volume.  The  plays 
were  those  produced  by  the  strolling  players  at  the  various  town  and 
country  fairs. 

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434  Drollery.     Westminster  Drollery,  or  a  Choice  Collec- 

tion of  the  Newest  Songs  and  Poems  both  at  Court 
and  Theatres.  By  A  Person  of  Quality.  With  addi- 
tions.    8vo,  red  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Mackenzie. 

Lond.  :  H.  Brome^  1671 

*  With  MS.  inscription  on  fly-leaf,  "  Very  rare.  Geo.  Daniel, 
Canonbury." 

435  Drollery.     Westminster   Quibbles  in   Verse:    being    a 

Mock  to  the  Crab  of  the  Wood,  and  to  that  Tune,  or  a 
Miscellany  of  Quibling  Catches,  Joques  and  Merri- 
ments. 8vo,  blue  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges, 
by  W.  Pratt.  Lond.:    William  Cademan^  1672 

*  Choice  copy  of  this  rare  and  curious  volume. 

436  Drollery.     Wit  at  a  Venture;  or,  Clio's  Privy-Garden, 

containing  Songs  and  Poems  on  Several  Occasions, 
never  before  in  Print.      8vo,  old  tree  calf,  gilt. 

Lond.  :  Jonathan  Edwin,  1674 

*  From  the  library  of  Sir  Henry  Cunliffe,  with  MS.  note  on  fly- 
leaf. "  £s,  5s.  Thorpe  in  1843."  Apart  from  one  or  two  head- 
lines shaved,  a  good  copy. 

437  [Drue  (Thomas).]     The  Life  of  the  Dutches  of  Suffolke 

as  it  hath  beene  divers  and  sundry  times  acted  with 
good  applause.  Device  on  title.  4to,  half  green  levant 
morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Blackwell. 

[London]:  Jasper  Emery  in  Paules-Churchyard,  1631 

*  Langbaine  attributes  (in  error)  this  play  to  Thomas  Heywood. 
The  plot  is  founded  on  history.     (See  Foxe's  Martyrs.) 

438  DrumiMONd  (William).      Poems,  by   that  Most  Famous 

Wit,  William  Drummond  of  Hawthornden.  With  fine 
impression  of  the  rare  portrait  by  Gayivood.  Small  8vo, 
old  olive  straight-grained  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges, 
watered  silk-end  leaves. 

Lond.  :  Printed  for  Richard  To  nil  ins,  ....  1656 

*  An  unusually  tall  copy,  with  no  head-line  or  catch-word  touched. 
Inserted  is  the  re-issue  title  "The  Most  Elegant  and  Elabovrate 
Poems  of  that  Great  Court-Wit,  Mr.  William  Drummond,"  with 
date  1659.  This  copy  has  the  very  rare  leaf  of  dedication  to  Sir 
John  .Scott  mentioned  by  Lowndes,  which  we  can  find  described  as 
occurring  in  one  copy  only. 

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439  Dryden   and   Lee.     The   Duke  of  Guise:    a    Tragedy. 

4to,  half  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond. :  R.  Bentley,  1683 

*  First  Edition.  The  play  had  a  political  object,  which  caused 
many  bitter  attacks  upon  Dryden. 

440  Dryden    and    Lee.       GEdipus:    a    Tragedy.      4to,   half 

green  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  R.  Bentley,  1679 

*  First  Edition,     Acts  I.  and  III.  were  by  Dryden. 

441  [Dryden    (John)    and    Nahum    Tate.]      Absalom    and 

Achitophel:  a  Poem  .  .  .  ;  also,  The  Second  Part  of 
Absalom  and  Achitophel.  2  vols,  in  i.  Folio,  half 
brown  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops.   Lond.  1681-82 

*  The  First  Editions  of  both  parts.  Dryden  was  the  author  of 
the  first  part,  which  is  characterised  by  Leslie  Stephen  as  "the  first 
satire  in  the  English  language  " — an  opinion  corroborated  by  the  best 
critics. 

Tate  wrote  the  greater  portion  of  the  second  part,  Dryden's  con- 
tribution being  about  two  hundred  lines. 

Both  the  above  are  fine  copies  and  of  great  scarcity.  On  the  fly- 
leaf in  a  contemporary  hand  is  a  key  to  the  characters. 

442  Dryden   (John),      Absalom    and    Achitophel:    a   Poem. 

4to,  half  brown  morocco,  Lond.  :  J.  T.,  1681 

*  The  second  edition,  revised  and  corrected. 

443  Dryden  (John).    Albion  and  Albanius:  an  Opera.    Folio, 

half  brown  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops, 

Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,  1685 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  choice  copy. 

444  Dryden  (John),      All   for   Love;    or.    The   World   Well 

Lost:  a  Tragedy,  as  it  is  Acted  at  the  Theatre  Royal, 
and  written  in  Imitation  of  Shakespeare's  Stile.  4to, 
half  brown  morocco,  Lond.  :  JI.  Herringman,  1678 

*  First  Edition.  This  is  generally  considered  to  be  the  most 
complete  dramatic  piece  of  the  author.  The  plot  and  general  design 
of  it  are  borrowed  from  Shakespeare's  Antony  and  Cleopatra.  Dryden 
says  he  prefers  the  scene  between  Anthony  and  Ventidius  in  the  first 
act  to  anything  he  has  written  of  the  kind.     Very  fine  copy. 

445  Dryden  (John).     Amboyna:  a  Tragedy.     4to,  half  citron 

morocco.  Lond,:  H.  Herringfftan,  1673 

*  A  few  corners  mended,  but  a  tall  and  very  fine  copy.  First 
Edition, 

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446  Dryden   (John).     Amphitryon;   or,  The  Two  Sosias:   a 

Comedy,  to  which  is  added  the  Musick  of  the  Songs, 
Compos'd  by  Mr.  Henry  Purcel.  4to,  sprinkled  calf, 
gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford.     Lond.  :  /.  To/ison,  1691-90 

447  Dryden  (John).     Annus  Mirabilis.     The  Year  of  Won- 

ders, 1666;  also,  a  Poem  on  the  Happy  Restoration  of 

Charles  II.     4to,  old  calf. 

Lond.:  Henry  Herringman^  1688 

*  Contains  several  changes  in  the  text  from  the  eariier  editions. 

448  Dryden  (John).     Annus  Mirabilis:   an  historicall  Poem. 

With  a  Poem  on  the  Restoration  of  Charles  II.,  Elegy 
on  his  Death,  etc.      4to,  unbound.      (2) 

Lond.  :  H.  Herringman^  1688 

449  Dryden  (John,  Translator).   The  Art  of  Painting,by  C.  A. 

Du  Fresnoy.  With  Remarks.  Translated  into  English, 
with  an  original  Preface.  Engraved  frontispiece  by 
Gribelin;  title  in  red  and  black.     4X.0,  original  calf. 

Lond.  :  J.  Heptinstall  for  W.  Rogers,  1695 

*  With  note  by  Mr.  Lefferts:  "  Large  and  fine  paper  copy."    Small 
hole  in  title. 

450  Dryden   (John).     Aureng-Zebe:    a  Tragedy.      4to,    half 

green  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.:  II.  Herringman,  1676 

*  First  Edition.     Very  fine  copy. 

451  Dryden    (John).     Britannia  Rediviva:   a   Poem   on  the 

Birth  of  the  Prince.     4to,  half  calf,  gilt  tops. 

Lond   :  J.   Tonson^  1688 

*  First  edition  with  imprimatur  on  back  of  title. 

452  Dryden   (John).     Britannia   Rediviva:    a   Poem   on  the 

Birth  of  the  Prince.  4to,  calf.  Holy-Rood-House: 
Reprinted  by  Mr.  P.  B.  Euginier,  printer  to  the  King's 
Most  Excellent  Majesty,  for  his  Household,  Chappel  a?id 
Col  I  edge,  1688. 

*  Same  date  as  first  edition,  and  interesting  as  having  been  printed 
for  the  King's  own  use. 

453  Dryden    (John).      Britannia  Rediviva:  a   Poem   on   the 

Birth  of  the  Prince.  Folio,  half  maroon  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  tops,  UNCUT,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

*  First  Edition.     Fine  copy.  Lond.:  /.    Tonson,  1688 
Col.  Grant's  copy — not  so  good  as  this  one — sold  for  I,b. 

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454  Dryden  (John).     The  Assignation;  or,  Love    in  a  Nun- 

nery.     4to,  half  green  morocco. 

Lond.  :  H.  Herringman^  1673 

*  First  Edition.     Fine  copy. 

455  Dryden    (John).      Cleomenes,    the    Spartan    Heroe  :    a 

Tragedy,  to  which  is  prefixt  the  Life  of  Cleomenes. 
4to,  half  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  the  Club 
Bindery.  Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,  1692 

*  First  Edition,     Choice  copy. 

456  Dryden    (John).      The    Conquest    of    Granada    by   the 

Spaniards.   4to,  sewn.        Lond.  :   H.  Herringman^  1672 

*  First  Edition.     Lacks  one  leaf. 

457  Dryden  (John).     Dramatic    Works.      Engraved  portrait 

by  Vertue.    6  vols,  post  8vo,  calf.     Lond.:  To/ison,  ijiy 

*  First  collected  edition. 

458  Dryden   (John).     Don   Sebastian,  King  of   Portugal:  a 

Tragedy.     4to,  half  brown  morocco. 

Lond.:    /o.  Hindmarsh^  1690 

*  First  Edition.     Title  soiled. 

459  Dryden  (John).     An   Elegy  on   the   Usurper  O.    C,  by 

the  Author  of  Absalom  and  Achitophel.    4to,  half  calf. 
[Lond.]  Reprinted  in  the  year  1682 

*  An  unauthorized  and  unfriendly  reprint. 

460  Dryden  (John).      Eleonora:  a  Panegyrical  Poem.      4to, 

mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges.    Lond. :  Jacob  Tonson,  1692 

*  First  Edition. 

461  Dryden    (John).     An   Evening's  Love;  or.   The    Mock- 

Astrologer.     4to,  half  calf,  by  Larkins. 

Lond.:  If.  Herringman,  167 1 

*  First  Edition.    Founded  on  various  works  by  Moliere,  Corneille, 
etc.,  with  some  hints  from  Shakespeare. 

462  Dryden  (John).    Fables,  Ancient  and  Modern.   Translated 

into  verse  from  Homer,  Ovid,  Boccase  and  Chaucer, 
with  Original  Poems.      Folio,  original  calf. 

Lond.:  Jacob  Tonson,  1700 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  very  fine  copy. 

"  Dryden's  tales  from  Chaucer  and  Boccaccio  have  been,  perhaps, 

the  most  popular  of  his  writings His  power  of  versification 

is  seen  in  perfection  in  these  compositions  of  his  latest  years." — 
Christie. 

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463  Dryden  (John).     A  Funeral  Pindarique  Poem.     Sacred 

to  the  Happy  Memory  of  King  Charles  II.     4to,  sewn. 

*  Second  Edition.  Lond.  :  /.    Tottson,    1685 

464  Dryden   (John).     The  Hind   and  the  Panther:  a  Poem 

in  Three  Parts.  4to,  full  brown  morocco  extra,  gilt 
edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson^  1687 

*  First  Edition  and  first  issue,  the  last  leaf  having  no  "  errata." 
This  copy  has  the  leaf  of  "  License"  preceding  title-page. 

465  Dryden  (John).     The  Hind  and  the  Panther.      In  Three 

Parts.     4to,  morocco,  by  Stikeman. 

Lond.  :  Printed  for  Jacob  Tonson,  1687 

*  First  Edition  (second  issue),  and  containing  the  rare  leaf  of 
"  License  "  preceding  title.  This  is  the  issue  having  last  leaf  reprinted 
with  two  lines  errata. 

A  very  fine  copy  of  one  of  the  most  important  of  Dryden's  poems. 
It  was  not  in   the  Adee  collection.     The  present  copy  was  Mr. 
Foote's. 

466  Dryden  (John).     To  His  Sacred  Majesty:  a  Panegyrick 

on  His  Coronation.  Folio,  half  blue  crushed  levant 
morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  Pritited  for  Hoiry  Herringman^  1661 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  superb  copy  of  this  very  scarce  piece.  It 
was  not  in  the  Adee  collection. 

467  Dryden  (John).     The  History  of  the  League,  written  in 

French  by  Monsieur  Maimbourg,  translated  into  Eng- 
lish according  to  His  Majesty's  Command.  Engraved 
frontispiece  containing  the  King's  portrait  by  Burghers. 
8vo,  original  calf.  Lond.  :  M.  Flesher,  1684 

*  First  Edition.     Not  in  the  Adee  collection. 

468  Dryden  (John,  Jun.)     The  Husband  his  Own  Cuckold: 

a  Comedy.     4to,  half  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  Stikeman. 

Lond. :  _/.   Tonson,  1696 

*  By  the  son  of  Dryden.  The  Prologue  is  by  Congreve,  and  the 
Preface  and  Epilogue  by  Dryden  himself. 

469  Dryden  (John).     The  Kind  Keeper;  or,  Mr.  Limberham, 

a  Comedy.  4to,  half  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges, 
by  Riviere.  Lond.  :  P.  Bentley,  1680 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  very  fine  copy.     Some  lower  edges  uncut. 


The  Lejjerts  Collection 

470  Dryden  (John),      King  Arthur;  or,  The  British  Worthy, 

a  Dramatick  Opera.     4to,  half  brown  morocco. 

Load.  :  J.  Tonson,  1691 

*  With  the  leaf  of   "Advertisement"  preceding  title  containing  a 
list  of  Dryden's  works,  compiled  by  himself. 

471  [Dryden  (John).]     Lachrymse   Musarum :  The  Tears  of 

the  Muses,  exprest  in  Elegies.  Written  by  divers  Per- 
sons of  Nobility  and  Worth,  upon  the  death  of  the 
most  hopefull  Henry  Lord  Hastings.  .  .  .  Collected 
and  set  forth  by  R.  B.  Engraved  frontispiece  and  folding 
leaf  preceding  the  title.  8vo,  calf.  Lond.  :  Printed  by 
T.  N.  and  are  to  be  sold  by  John  Holden,  1650. 

*  Second  issue  of  the  first  edition,  containing  36  contributions  as 
against  27  in  the  earlier.     Edited  by  Richard  Brome,  and  contains 

the    FIRST    PUBLISHED    WRITING    OF   JOHN    DrYDEN.       Foote's    COpy, 

$60.00;  Adee's  copy,  $80.00. 

472  Dryden  (John).      Life  of  St.  Francis  Xavier  of  the  Soci- 

ety of  Jesus,  translated  from  the  French.  Beautifully- 
engraved  frontispiece  by  M.  Burghers.,  and  folding  map. 
8vo,  mottled  calf,  giltedges.   Lond.  :  Jacob  To?tson^i6?>S 

*  Fine  copy. 

473  Dryden  (John).      Love  Triumphant;  or,  Nature  will  Pre- 

vail, a  Tragi-Comedy.     4to,  half  calf. 

Lond. :  Jacob  Tonson,  1694 

*  First  Edition.     Dryden's  last  dramatic  work. 

474  Dryden  (John).      Marriage-a-la-Mode:  a  Comedy.     4to, 

half  leather.  Lond.  :  H.  Iferringman,  1673 

*  First  Edition.     Dedicated  to  the  Earl  of  Rochester. 

475  [Dryden  (John).]  The  Medall.   A  Satyre  against  Sedition 

by  the  Authour  of  Absalom  and  Achitophel.  4to,  half 
green  morocco,  uncut,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  Jacob  Tons  on .,  1682 
*The  rejection  by  the  London  grand  jury,  on  November  24,  16S1, 
of  the  bill  of  high  treason  presented  against  Lord  Shaftesbury  was 
celebrated  by  a  medal  having  on  one  side  a  portrait  of  Shaftesbury, 
and  on  the  other  a  sketch  of  London.  Dryden's  satire  on  it  was  pub- 
lished in  the  beginning  of  March,  1682,  within  four  months  after  the 
first  publication  of  "Absalom  and  Achitophel." 
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476  [Dryden  (John).]    Miscellany  Poems,  containing  Variety 

of  New  Translations  of  the  Ancient  Poets,  together 
with  Several  Original  Poems.  Engraved  frontispiece  to 
the  fifth  part.     Vols,  i  to  5.      5  vols.  8vo,  original  calf. 

Lond, :    Tonson,  1702-1704 

47^/4   Another.     Vols.  1-4.     4  vols.  8vo,  old  calf. 

Lond.  1684-93 

*  First  Editions.  In  this  edition  the  engraved  plate  of  St.  Cecilia 
appears  in  Part  IV. 

477  [Dryden  (John).]     The  Mistaken  Husband:  a  Comedie. 

4to,  half  calf,  gilt.  Lond.:  /.  Magnes,  1675 

*  Adapted  for  the  stage  by  Dryden,  and  with  one  scene  from  his 
pen.     The  author  is  unknown. 

478  [Dryden  (John).]    Of  Dramatick  Poesie:  an  Essay.    4to, 

half  blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops. 

Lond. :  Henry  Herringman.,  1668 

*  First  Edition.  This  is  the  Adee  copy,  which  sold  for  $16.00 
in  1895. 

479  [Dryden  (John).]  Ovid's  Epistles.   Translated  by  Several 

Hands.      Engraved  frontispiece.      8vo,  original  calf. 

Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,  1680 

*  First  Edition.  The  preface  is  signed  by  Dryden,  among  the 
other  contributors  being  Tate,  Flatman,  Mrs.  Behn,  Settle,  Lord 
Mulgrave,  Rhymer  and  Otway. 

480  Dryden  (John,  Translator).      Plutarch's  Lives,  from  the 

Greek.      Portrait.      5  vols.  8vo,  original  calf. 

*  Large  Paper  copy.     Scarce.  Lond.:   Tonson,  168^ 

481  Dryden  (John).     A   Poem   upon   the  Death  of   his  late 

Highness  Oliver,  Lord  Protector  of  England,  Scotland 
and  Ireland.     4to,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  William  Wilson.,  1659 

*  Dryden's  first  publication  in  book  form.  It  is  of  extreme 
rarity,  Col.  Grant's  copy  selling  for  twenty  pounds.  The  present 
copy  is  tall  and  sound,  but  has  a  stain  on  upper  inside  corners. 

482  Dryden  (John).     A  Poem   upon   the  Death  of  the  late 

Usurper  Oliver  Cromwell,  by  the  Author  of  The  H d 

and  the  P r.     4to,  unbound.      Lond.  :  S.  H.,  1687 

*  One  of  the  unauthorized  re-issues  of  Dryden's  poem,  sent  forth  at 
the  instance  of  his  enemies. 


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483  Dryden  (John).      Religio  Laici ;  or,  A  Layman's  Faith: 

a  Poem.   410,  cloth,  uncut,      l^ond.:  Jacob  Tonson,i6?>2 

*  First  Edition,  and  ver}'  rare  in  uncut  state. 

484  Dryden    (John,  and   others).     The  Satires  of   Decimus 

Junius  Juvenalis  .  .  .  with  the  Satires  of  Aulus  Persius 
Flaccus,  etc.      Folio,  calf.      Lond.  :  Jacob  Tofison,  1693 

*  First  Edition.  Each  of  the  satires,  twenty-two  in  all,  is  pre- 
ceded by  a  half-title  and  argument,  following  which  are  explanatory 
notes  by  Dryden.  From  the  half-titles  to  Juvenal  we  learn  that  five 
of  the  satires  were  translated  by  Dryden,  one  each  by  Charles  Dryden 
and  John  Dryden,  Jr. ,  two  by  Tate,  one  each  by  Bowles,  Stepney, 
Harris,  Congreve,  Power,  and  Creech,  and  one  by  an  anonymous 
translator.     All  the  satires  of  Persius  were  translated  by  Dryden. 

485  [Dryden  (John).]     Sir  Martin  Mar-All;  or,  The  Feign'd 

Innocence;  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  green  morocco 

Lond.:  If.  Iferringman,  1668 

*  First  Edition.  Fine  copy.  It  is  supposed  the  Duke  of  New- 
castle was  the  real  author  of  the  play  and  that  Dryden  only  corrected 
it.     Was  acted  with  great  success.    See  Pepys'  Dian,',  Aug.  16,  1667. 

486  Dryden  (John).     The  Spanish   Fryar;  or.  The   Double 

Discovery.     4to,  half  brown  morocco. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :  7?.   Tonson,  i62>i 

487  Dryden  (John).     The  Works  of.   With  Notes,  Historical, 

Critical  and  Explanatory,  and  a  Life  of  the  Author. 
By  Sir  Walter  Scott.  Portrait  engraved  by  IV.  H.  Lizars. 
18  vols.  8vo,  half  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut. 

*  Second  and  best  edition.  Edinburgh,  182  I 

488  Dryden    (John).       Threnodia    Augustalis:    a    Funeral- 

Pindarique  Ode  Sacred  to  the  Happy  Memory  of  King 
Charles  H.      4to,  half  green  straight-grained  morocco. 

Lond.  :  Jacob  To!iso?i,  1685 

*  First  Edition.  Charles  II.  died  on  February  6th,  1685,  and 
this  poem  was  published  about  a  month  later. 

489  Dryden    (John).      Troilus    and    Cressida:    a    Tragedy. 

With  a  Preface  containing  the  Grounds  of  Criticism  in 
Tragedy.  4to,  half  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges, 
by  Riviere.  Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,  1679 

*  First  Edition.  Altered  from  Shakspeare,  whose  ghost,  repre- 
sented by  Mr.  Betterton,  spoke  the  Prologue. 

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490  Dryden  (John).     The  Vindication;  or,  The  Parallel  of 

the  French  Holy  League,  and  the  English  League  and 
Covenant,  turn'd  into  a  Seditious  Libel  against  the 
King  and  His  Royal  Highness,  etc.'    4to,  half  cloth, 

Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,  1683 

*  First  Edition.  In  explanation  and  defence  of  his  play  (written 
in  conjunction  with  Nat  Lee),  "  The  Duke  of  Guise." 

491  Dryden  (John).     The  Wild  Gallant:  a   Comedy.     4to, 

half  calf.  Lond.:  H.  Herringman^  1669 

*  First  Edition.     Tall  copy,  but  title  and  last  leaf  soiled. 
Dryden's  first  attempt  at  dramatic  writing. 

492  Drydeniana.    The  Address  of  John  Dryden,  Laureat  to 

his  Highness  the  Prince  of  Orange.  Folio,  half  mo- 
rocco. Lond.  :  Randal  Taylor^  1689 

493  Drydeniana.      A   Collection   of    Poems  ...  by  Roscom- 

mon, Rochester,  Dryden,  Waller,  etc.  8vo,  original 
calf.  Lond.  :  Daniel  Broivn^  1701 

*  Fine  clean  copy  of  this  interesting  collection. 

494  Drydeniana.      A  Dialogue  Concerning  Women,  being  a 

Defence  of  the  Sex,  written  to  Eugenia.  8vo,  original 
calf.  Lond.  :  R.  Bentley,  1691 

*  Contains  preface  signed  by  John  Dryden. 

495  Drydeniana.     The  Hind  and  the  Panther.    Transversed 

to  the  Story  of  the  Country  Mouse  and  the  City  Mouse, 
much  Malice  Mingled  with  a  little  Wit,     4to,  cloth. 

Lond.  :  W.  Davis,  1687 

*  The  best  of  the  many  replies  to  Dryden's  brilliant  poem — Bayes', 
Smith's  and  Johnson's — of  Buckingham's  "Rehearsal,"  reappeared 
in  this  truly  witty  performance,  by  Matlhezv  Prior  and  Charles  Mon- 
tague, the  future  Earl  of  Halifax,  two  young  men  destined  to  become 
distinguished  in  literature  and  politics.  Montague  was  Prior's  osten- 
sible collaborator  in  this  satire,  but  Prior  was  probably  the  more  active 
partner.      It  was  his  first  literary  essay. 

496  Drydeniana.     The   Mall;    or,    The   Modish    Lovers:    a 

Comedy.      4to,  half  brown  morocco. 

Lond,:    William  Cade  man,  1674 

*  The  dedication  is  signed  "  J-  D.,"  which  has  caused  some  people 
to  ascribe  the  piece  to  Dryden,  but  it  is  generally  thought  not  his. 

84 


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497  Drydeniana.    The  Medal  of  John  Bayes:  a  Satyr  against 

Folly  and  Knavery.      4to,  half  calf. 

Lond. :  Richard  J  anew  ay,  1682 
*A  virulently  personal  answer    by   Thomas    Shadwell    to    "The 
Medal."   It  so  enraged  Dryden  that  he  devoted  a  new  satire  to  Shad- 
well,  viz.,  "  Mac  Flecknoe."     Small  corner  of  title  repaired. 

498  Drydeniana.     The   Medal   Revers'd:    a   Satyre  against 

Persecution,  by  the  Author  of  Azaria  and  Hushai. 
Device  on  title.     4to,  half  morocco. 

Lond.:   Charles  Lee,  1682 

499  Drydeniana.       The    New  Atlantis:    a    Poem    in    three 

book.   4to,  half  morocco.     Lond.:  For  the  Author,  \(i%i 

*  With  some  reflections  on  The  Hind  and  the  Panther. 

500  Drydeniana.     A  New  Miscellany  of  Original  Poems,  on 

Several  Occasions,  written  by  the  E.  of  R.,  Sir  Charles 
Sidley  {sic),  .  .  .  Mr.  Dryden,  etc.  Title  in  red  and 
black.      8vo,  original  calf.         Lond.:  Peter  Burk,  1701 

*  Very  fine,  crisp  copy. 

501  Drydeniana.      Clifford  (M.)     Notes  upon  Mr.  Dryden's 

Poems,  in  Four  Letters.      4to,  unbound. 

Lond.  :  Printed  in  the  Year  1687 

*  A  fierce  attack  on  Dryden. 

502  Drydeniana.     A  Panegyrick  on  the  Author  of  Absalom 

and  Achitophel,  occasioned  by  his  former  writing  of 
an  Elegy  in  Praise  of  Oliver  Cromwell.  Folio  (i  page), 
half  morocco,  gilt  tops.  Reprinted  in  the  Year  1682 

503  Drydeniana.     A   Poem   in  Defence  of  the   Church    of 

England,  in  opposition  to  The  Hind  and  the  Panther, 
Folio,  half  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  the 
Club  Bindery.  Lond.  1688 

504  Drydeniana.     The  Reasons  of  Mr.  Bayes  changing  his 

Religion,  considered  in  a  Dialogue  between  Crites, 
Eugenius  and  Mr.  Bayes.     4to,  half  calf. 

*  Two  parts  in  one  volume.         Lond.:   For  S.    T.,   1688-90 

505  Drydeniana.     The   Revolter:    a   Trage-Comedy    Acted 

between  The  Hind  and  the  Panther.  4to,  half  mo- 
rocco. Lond.    1687 

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506  Drydeniana.     Satyr  to  his    Muse,    by    the    Author    of 

Absalom  and  Achitophel.      4to,  half  morocco. 

*  Some  old  writing  on  title-page.        Lond.  :  D.  Green,  1682 

507  Do.     Another  issue.      Full  green  crushed  levant 

morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Zaehnsdorf. 

Lond.:  Printed  by  T.  JV.,  1682 

*  One  of  the  most  noted  of  the  numerous  contributions  to  the  con- 
troversy between  Dryden  and  Shadwell.  As  it  principally  consists  of 
abuse  of  Dryden,  it  could  not,  of  course,  have  been  written  by  him. 
It  has  been  generally  ascribed  to  John  Somers,  later  the  celebrated 
Lord  Chancellor,  then  a  young  man  beginning  his  profession ;  but 
Christie  says  there  is  neither  internal  probability  nor  evidence  to 
support  the  story.  Pope  has  said  that  Somers  told  him  he  had  noth- 
ing to  do  with  the  poem. 

508  Drydeniana.      The  Wits   Paraphras'd ;  or,  A  Burlesque 

on   the  Several  late   Translations  of   Ovid's    Epistles. 
8vo,  original  sheep.  Lond.  1680 

*  A  burlesque  especially  aimed  at  Dryden's  translation  of  Ovid. 

509  Du  Bois  (H.  P.,  Editor^.     The   Book-Lover's  Almanac, 

1894,      Ethings  by  Robida,    and  illustrations  by  Henriot. 
i2mo,  original  covers,  uncut.  N.Y. :  Diiprat,  1894 

*  No.  13  of  150  printed  on  Japan  paper. 

510  [DuFFET  (Thomas).]    The  Empress  of  Morocco:  a  Farce. 

4to,  half  morocco.  Lond.:   Simon  JVeale,  16^4 

*  A  burlesque  of  Settle's  play.  Bound  up  with  it  is  also  a  travesty 
of  the  Witch  Scene  in  Macbeth. 

Fine  copy  of  a  very  rare  and  interesting  piece. 

511  DuFFETT  (Thomas).    The  Spanish  Rogue,  as  it  vi^as  Acted 

by  his  Majesties  Servants.     4to,  half  green  morocco, 
gilt  tops,  by  Stikeman.      Lond. :  William  Cademan,  1674 

*  Dedicated  to  Nell  Gwyn.     See  Cunningham's  Life  of  her. 

512  DuNLAP   Society    Publications.     The   Second    Series, 

COMPLETE.     Portraits^  etc.      15  vols.  8vo,  as  issued. 

N.  Y.  1896-1901 

513  D'Urfey  (Thomas).      The   Banditti;  or,  A   Ladle's    Dis- 

tress: a  Play.      4to,  half  red  calf. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:   R.  Bentley,   1686 

514  D'Urfey   (Thomas).       Bussy   D'Ambois;    or.   The  Hus- 

band's Revenge:  a  Tragedy.     4to,  half  calf. 

Lond.:  R.  Bentley,  169 1 
*A  revival  of  Chapman's  famous  play,  with  "  improvements"! 
86 


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515  [D'Urfey   (Thomas).]     Butler's    Ghost;    or,    Hudibras. 

The  fourth  part,  with  Reflections  upon   these   Times. 

First  Edition.     8vo,  original  sheep. 

Lond.  :  Joseph  Hi?idmarsh^  1682 

*  Beautifully  clean  and  crisp  copy. 

516  D'Urfey  (Thomas).      Comical  History  of  Don  Quixote. 

Both  parts.  2  vols.  4to,  half  blue  and  half  brown 
levant  morocco.  Lond.:  6".  Briscoe,  1694 

*  First  Edition.     Rare. 

517  D'Urfey    (Thomas).       The    Comical    History    of    Don 

Quixote;  with  the  Marriage  of  Mary  the  Buxome.  3 
parts  in  i  volume.  8vo,  full  crimson  crushed  levant 
morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Stikeman. 

Lond.:  John  Darby,  1729 

*  First  complete  edition.     Inner  margin  of  first  title  slightly  re- 
paired.    Fine  copy. 

518  D'Urfey   (Thomas).      A   Commonwealth   of  Women:    a 

Play.     4to,  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:  R.  Bentley,  1686 

519  D'Urfey    (Thomas).       A    Fool's    Preferment;    or,    The 

Three  Dukes  of  Dunstable:  a  Comedy,  as  it  was  Acted 
at  the  Queen's  Theatre  in  Dorset-Garden  by  their 
Majesties  Servants,  together  with  all  the  Songs  and 
Music  to  'em,  excellently  Composed  by  Henry  Purcell. 
4to,  half  calf.  Lond.:  Jas.  Knight,  1688 

*  First  Edition.     Very  difficult  to  find  in  perfect  state  as  above 
with  the  music,  which  was  issued  with  a  distinct  title-page. 

520  D'Urfey  (Thomas).      Love  for  Money ;  or,  The  Boarding 

School:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  brown  morocco. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:   Abel  Roper,  1691 

521  D'Urfey  (Thomas).    Madam  Fickle;  or,  The  Witty  False 

One:  a  Comedy.    4to,  boards.    Lond. :  R.  Bentley,  1682 

*  Fine  copy. 

522  D'Urfey    (Thomas).       The  Marriage-Hater    Match'd :  a 

Comedy.     4to,  half  morocco,  gilt  tops. 

Lond.:  Richard  Parker,  1692 

*  First  Edition.     Last  leaf  mended. 

523  D'Urfey  (Thomas).       New  Operas,  with  Comical  Stories 

and  Poems  on  Several  Occasions.   8vo,  calf  (rebacked). 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:    Win.  Chetuwod,  1721 

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524  D'Urfey  (Thomas).   A  Poem  Congratulatory  on  the  Birth 

of  the  Young  Prince.    4to,  half  brown  morocco,  by  the 

Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  Joseph  K7iight  and  Francis  Saunders,  1688 

*  First  Edition,  with  leaf  of  License  preceding  title. 

525  D'Urfey    (Thomas).      The    Royalist:    a    Comedy.      4to, 

half  maroon  morocco.        Lond.  :  Jos.  Hindmarsh,  1682 

*  First  Edition. 

526  D'Urfey   (Thomas).     The  Siege  of  Memphis;  or,   The 

Ambitious  Queen:  a  Tragedy.     4to,  half  calf. 

Lond.  :    W.  Cade  man,  1676 

*  First  Edition,  with  date  incorrectly  printed — 1670.  This  has 
been  altered  in  pen  and  ink  to  1676,  which  is  the  proper  date. 

527  D'Urfey    (Thomas).       Squire  Oldsapp;   or,    The    Night 

Adventurers :  a  Comedy.  4to,  half  blue  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond.:  Jas.  Afagnes,  1679 

*  First  Edition. 

528  D'Urfey  (Thomas).   Trick  for  Trick;  or,  The  Debauched 

Hypocrite:  a  Comedy.     4to,  calf,  gilt  edges. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:  L.  Curtiss,  1678 

529  D'Urfey  (Thomas).   The  Virtuous  Wife;  or.  Good  Luck 

at  Last:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  morocco. 

Lond. :  R.  Bentley^  1680 

*  First  Edition.  Fine  copy.  A  duplicate  from  the  famous 
Bridgewater  Library. 

530  D'Urfey    (Thomas).      Wit  and  Mirth;   or,  Pills  to  Purge 

Melancholy:  a  Collection  of  the  Best  Merry  Ballads 
and  Songs,  Old  and  Nevi^,  fitted  to  all  Humours,  having 
each  their  Proper  Tune  for  either  Voice  or  Instrument. 
Portrait.     6  vols.  i2mo,  old  red  morocco,  gilt  leaves. 

Lond.:  J.   Tonson,  1719-20 

*  Nice  copy  of  this  famous  collection  of  Protestant  songs.  Rare  in 
such  choice  state. 

531   Another  copy,  the  Portrait  inlaid.      6  vols,  post 

8vo,  old  calf,  gilt.  Ibid. 

532  D'Urfey  (Thomas).   Wonders  in  the  Sun;  or.  The  King- 

dom of  the  Birds:  a  Comick  Opera.  4to,  contemporary 
red  morocco,  gilt  edges.        Lond.:  Jacob  Tonson,  1706 

*  Apparently  the  copy  submitted  before  publication  to  the  Censor, 
and  with  the  original  manuscript  "  Imprimatur."  Dedicated  to  the 
Kit  Kat  Club.     Stained. 


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533  [D'OuviLLY  (G.  G.)]    The  False  Favourit  Disgrac'd  and 

the  Reward  of  Loyalty:  a  Tragi-Comedy,  never  acted. 
8vo,  calf,  red  edges.  Lond.  :    IVil.    Wilson^  1657 

*  Mitford's  copy,  with  autograph  and  MS.  notes. 

534  D.  (J,)     The  Knave   in  Graine,   New  Vampt.      A   witty 

Comedy  acted  at  the  Fortune  many  dayes  together 
with  great  Applause.  Device  on  title.  410,  full  green 
levant  morocco,  gill  edges,  by  Zaehnsdorf. 

Lond.  :  John  Nicholson.,  1640 

*  An  extremely  rare  play  from  the  N.  Q.  Pope  collection.      Head, 
in  his  "  English  Rogue,"  has  adapted  incidents  from  this  play. 


535  pCCLESTONE    (Edward).      Noah's    Flood,   or   the 
I  \,     Destruction   of  the  World :  an  Opera.     4to,   half 

brown  morocco,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:   M.  Clark.,  1679 

536  [EcHARD  (Laurence,  translator).]     Plautus's  Comedies, 

made  English  with  Critical  Remarks  upon  each  play. 
8vo,  calf.  Lond.:  Abel  Sivalle,  1694 

537  Eliot  (Sir  Thomas).      The  Boke  named  the   Governour 

devised  by  Syr  Thomas  Elyot,  Knyght.  Woodcut  bor- 
der to  title-page.  Ulack  Cctter.  8vo,  full  green  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  with  the  ancient  binding, 
which  is  ornately  tooled  to  a  Venetian  pattern  inlaid 
inside  covers,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :    Thomas  Berthelet.,  ^544 

*  The  fourth  edition  of  this  famous  book,  and  a  splendid  copy. 
The  ancient  binding  is  probably  an  example  of  Berthelet's  own  work. 

538  Elizabeth's  Prayer  Book.     A  Booke  Of  Chriflian  Pray- 

ers, collected  out  of  the  aunciet  writers,  and  beft 
learned  in  our  tyme,  worthy  to  be  read  with  an  earneft 
mynde  of  all  Chriflians,  in  thefe  daungerous  and  trouble- 
fome  dayes,  that  God  for  Chrifles  fake  will  yet  flill  be 
mercyfull  vnto  vs.  Ornate  woodcut  title-page  portrait  of 
Queen  Elizabeth  on  the  verso  and  borders  to  each  page, 
ISlack  £ettcr.  4to,  in  a  magnificent  contemporary 
89 


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Lyonaise  binding  covered  with  delicate  gold  tooling 
and  painted  panel,  the  initials  "  E.  T. "  in  centre  of 
sides,  gilt  edges.  Lond. :  John  Daye,  157S 

*  The  second  edition.  Of  the  first  printed  in  1569,  but  one  copy — 
that  in  the  Lambeth  Palace  Library — is  known.  The  second  edition  is 
also  of  SURPASSING  RARITY,  and  the  present  is  believed  to  be  the 
only  perfect  copy  in  America. 

It  is  the  only  early  attempt  of  the  English  to  follow  the  example  of 
the  French  printers  in  their  beautiful  Books  of  Hours. 

Particular  attention  is  directed  to  the  superb  old  binding  of  this 
copy  and  generally  its  exquisite  condition.  We  doubt  if  a  finer  copy 
is  in  existence. 

A  note  in  the  book  by  Mr.  Lefferts  says:  "  The  HuTH  and  Hoe 
copies  call  for  only  six  leaves  (including  title  before  signature  '  B  '). 
This  has  two  leaves  more." 

539  Elizabeth's    Prayer    Book.      Booke    (A)    Of    Chriflian 

Praiers  collected  out  of  the  Ancient  Writers,  and  befl 
learned  in  our  time;  worthy  to  be  read  with  an  earnefl. 
minde  of  all  Chriflians  in  thefe  daungerous  and 
troublefom  dales,  that  God  for  Chrifls  fake  will  yet 
flil  be  merciful  vnto  vs.     4to,  old  calf. 

At  Lond.  :  Printed  for  the  Company  of  Stationers,  1608 

*  JBlnck  TLcXtCX,  This  handsome  volume  is  commonly  known  as 
Queen  Elizabeth's  Prayer-Book,  in  consequence  of  the  large 
woodcut  portrait  of  the  Queen,  on  the  reverse  of  the  title,  in  the 
attitude  of  prayer.  The  work  is  elegantly  printed  within  ornamental 
woodcut  borders,  in  imitation  of  the  French  '^  Books  of  Hours ,"  and 
is  remarkable  as  being  the  only  English  book  of  the  kind.  The 
borders  contain  scenes  from  the  Old  and  New  Testaments,  the  Apo- 
calypse, illustrations  of  the  Cardinal  Virtues,  and  the  Dance  of  Death, 
which  last  contains  specimens  of  the  costumes  of  all  ranks  in  the 
time  of  Elizabeth  and  James  L  The  authorship  of  the  work  is  by 
some  attributed  to  John  Foxe,  and  by  others  to  Richard  Day. 

An  unusually  tall,  fine  and  clean  copy. 

540  Elizabeth.     The  Secret  History  of  the  most  Renowned 

O.  Elizabeth  and  the  E.  of  Essex.  Rude  woodcut  front- 
ispiece. 1 2mo,  original  sheep.  Cologne:  Printed  for  the 
Man  in  the  Moon,  and  Will  <?'  ///'  IVisp,  in  the  Ecliptic,  N.  d. 

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541  Elyot  (Sir  Thomas).     The  Castell  Of  Helth  Corrected 

And  In  Some  places  augmented,   by  the   firft  author 
thereof,  fir  Thomas  Elyot  knight,  the  yereof  our  lorde 
1541.      !3lack  £cttcr.     i2mo,  blue  calf,  gilt,  red  edges. 
[Colophon]  Imprinted  At  \  London  in  Fleteftrete,  in  the  | 
houfe  of  Thomas  |  Berthelet.      Cum  priuilegio  ad  impri-  \ 
viendum  folum. 

*  Some  old  writing  on  title-page  and  last  leaf.     The  present  is  the 
fourth  edition. 

542  Elyot  (Sir  Thomas).     The  Image  of  Governance  com- 

piled of  the  Actes  and  Sentences  notable,  of  the  most 
noble  Emperour  Alexander  Severus,  late  translated  out 
of  Greke  into  Englyshe  by  syr  Thomas  Eliot  knight, 
in  the  favour  of  Nobylitie.  Woodcut  border  to  title. 
Black  £cttcr.     4to,  calf  [title  stained]. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :    Thornas  Berthelet,  1540 

543  Emblems,      Acht-en-dertig    Konstige    Zinnebeelden    met 

Dichtkundige  Uitleggingen  verrypt,  door  ein  liefheb- 
ber  der  Nederduitsche  Poezy,  Vignette  on  title  and  beauti- 
fully-engraved plates  on  copper.  Small  4to,  full  crimson 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Clarke  and  Bedford. 

Amsterdam,  1737 

544  Emblems.      Amoris    Divini    Emblemata,    studio    et   aere 

Othonis  Vseni  concinnata.  Brilliant  impressions  of  the 
engravings.      Small  4to,  half  calf. 

Antverpise:  Ex  Officina  Flantiniana,  1660 

545  Engravings.       An    Exceedingly    Choice    Collection    of 

Thirty-six  Rare  Devotional  Prints,  engraved  by  Theod. 

and  C.  Galle,  Hieron.  Wiercx,  C.  de  Passe,  S.  Bolswert 

and  other  celebrated  engravers,  all  most  brilliant  impres- 

sions,  neatly  mounted  on  drawing  paper.    8vo,  elegantly 

bound  in  brown  levant  morocco,  highly  polished,  gilt 

back  and  edges,  filleted  sides,  corner  ornaments. 

s.  I.  et  a. 

546  Erasmus.     The   Praise  of  Folic.      Moriae    Encomivm   a 

booke   made   in    latine  by   that  greate  clerke  Erasmus 
Roterodame.       Englished    by    Sir    Thomas    Chaloner 
knight.      Anno  M.D.XLIX.     l^lach  ficttcr.     Small  4to, 
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in  citron  morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  by  Lewis.  J??i- 
printed  at  London  in  Fletestrete  in  the  hovse  of  Thomas 
Berthelet  .  .  M.D.LXIX.  [sic,  for  1549] 

*  First  Edition.  Sir  Thomas  Chaloner's  preface  is  well  worth 
reading  as  a  racy  piece  of  English  and  as  an  exposition  of  his  method 
of  free  translation. 

The  present  is  a  fine,  large  copy  from  Sir  William  Tites'  collec- 
tion, with  autograph. 

547  Erasmus.      Proverbes  or  Adagies  gathered   out    of    the 

Chiliades  of  Erasmus  by  Rycharde  Taverner.  With 
newe  addicions  as  well  of  Latin  proverbes  as  of  Eng- 
lishe.  Pictorial  border  to  title.  Birtck  £ettcr.  i2mo, 
mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Tout. 

(Colophon) :  Imprytited  at  London  in  Flete-strete  at  the 
signe  of  the  George,  nexte  to  Saynte  Dunstones  Churche,  by 
Wyllam  Powell,  L71  the  yeare  of  Our  Lorde  ISSO,  the 
XX  daye  of  Apryll. 

*  Choice  copy  of  this  extremely  rare — if  not  unique — and  interest- 
ing volume. 

548  Etherege  (George).   The  Comical  Revenge;  or.  Love  in 

a  Tub.     4to,  half  green  morocco. 

Lond.  :  H.  Herringman,  1664 

*  The  very  rare  First  Edition. 

549  Etherege  (George).   The  Comical  Revenge;  or,  Love  in 

a  Tub.     4to,  half  brown  morocco. 

Lond.  :  H.  Herringman,  1669 

550  Etherege  (George).   The  Man  of  Mode;  or,  Sir  Fopling 

Flutter:  a  Comedy.  4to,  half  brown  morocco,  by  the 
Club  Bindery.  Lond.  :  J.  Macock,  1676 

*  First  Edition. 

551  Etherege  (Sir  George).     Plays  and    Poems.      Edited, 

with  Critical  Notes  and  Introduction,  by  A.  W.  Verity. 
8vo,  cloth,  uncut.  Lond.  :  Nimmo,  1888 

*  No.  280  of  500  copies  printed. 

552  Etherege  (George).  She  Wou'd  if  She  Cou'd:  a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  brown  morocco.     Lond.  :  H.  Herringman,  1668 

*  First  Edition. 

553  Etherege  (Sir  George).     Works,  containing  his   Plays 

and  Poems.     Post  8vo,  calf.  Lond.:  Tonson,  1735 

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554  Etherege  (Sir  George).     Works,  containing   his   Plays 

and  Poems.     8vo,  original  calf. 

Lond.  :  Pritited for  H.  H.^  1704 

*  First  Edition.    The  late  E.  H.  Bierstadt's  copy,  with  bookplate. 

555  Etherege  (Sir  George).     Works,  containing  his  Plays 

and  Poems.  Engraved  frontispiece  and  vigneiic  0/  Shake- 
speare's head  on  title-page.  8vo,  full  citron  levant  mo- 
rocco, tooled  to  a  Roger  Payne  pattern,  rough  gilt 
edges,  finished  by  F.  Mansell. 

Lond.:  Jacob  Tonson,  ^l^S 

*  Unusually  fine  copy  of  the  best  edition. 

556  Evelyn  (John).    An  Essay  on  the  First  Book  of  T.  Lucre- 

tius Carus,  De  Rerum  Natura.  Interpreted  and  made 
English  Verse.  Beautiful  frontispiece  designed  by  Evelyn  s 
wife,  and  engraved  by  Hollar.  8vo,  straight-grained  ma- 
roon morocco,  dull  gold  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.:  Gabriel  Bedle,  1656 

*  With  exception  of  a  small  worm-hole  through  few  pages,  an 
immaculate  copy. 

557  Evelyn  (John).     Memoirs,  comprising  his  Diary,  1641- 

1706;  Letters,  etc.  Edited  by  Wm.  Bray.  Portrait. 
5  vols.  8vo,  half  citron  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  un- 
cut, by  Alfred  Matthews.  Lond.:  Colburn.,  1827 

*  Uniform  with  Pepys'  Diary,  for  which  see  this  catalogue, /t^j-/. 

558  Exchange.   Ware  at  the  Second  Hand,  viz..  Band,  Ruffe 

and  Cuffe  lately  out  and  now  newly  dearned  up;  or,  A 
Dialogue  acted  in  a  Shew  in  the  Famous  Universitie  of 
Cambridge.  The  Second  Edition.  4to,  full  crimson 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bind- 
ery. Lond.:  W.  Stansby,  1615 

*  Splendid  copy  of  an  extremely  rare  dramatic  piece.  The  second 
edition  has  additional  verses,  and  was  published  in  the  same  year  as 
the  first. 

559  C^AGAN  (L.)   Descriptive  Catalogue  of  the  Engraved 
\        Works  of  William  Faithorne.  Proof  portrait  inserted. 

Imp.  8vo.  Lond.  1888 

560  Fairfax  (Edward).      Godfrey  of  Bulloigne;  or.  The  Re- 

covery of  Jerusalem,  done  into  English  Heroicall  Verse 
by  Edward  Fairfax,  Gent.   Folio,  original  vellum,  in 

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morocco  slip  case.  Imprinted  at  London  by  Ar.  Hatfield 
for  I.  J(iggii''d  and  M.  Lownes^  1600. 

*  "  We  do  not  know  a  translation  in  any  language  that  is  to  be  pre- 
ferred to  this  in  all  the  essentials  of  poetry." — Quart.  Revie'v. 

"  Fairfax  has  translated  Tasso  with  an  elegance  and  ease,  and  at 
the  same  time  with  an  exactness,  which  for  that  age  are  surprising. 
Each  line  in  the  original  is  faithfully  rendered  by  a  corresponding  line 
in  the  translation." — Hume. 

King  James  I.  valued  this  translation  above  all  other  English 
poetry,  and  it  was  a  great  favourite  with  his  son.  King  Charles,  dur- 
ing his  imprisonment.  Dryden  not  only  placed  Spenser  and  Fairfax 
upon  a  level,  but  tacitly  yielded  the  palm  in  point  of  harmony  to  the 
last  by  asserting  that  Waller  confessed  he  owed  the  music  of  his 
numbers  to  Fairfax. 

A  SPLENDID    COPY  OF    THE   EXTREMELY    RARE    FiRST    EDITION. 

561  Fane  (Sir  Francis),     Love  in  the  Dark;  or,  The  Man  of 

Business:  a  Comedy.      4to,  half  dark  green  morocco. 
In  the  Savoy:  H.  Herringman^  1675 

*  First  Edition.     With  dedication  to  the  Earl  of  Rochester. 

562  Fanshawe  (Richard).      II    Pastor    Fido:    the    Faithful! 

Shepherd.  Engraved  portrait  by  Cross,  and  frontispiece. 
4to,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

*  First  Edition.  Very  fine  copy.  Lond.  :  R.  Raivorth,  1647 

563  Fanshawe  (Richard).      II    Pastor    Fido:    the    Faithfull 

Shepheard,  with  an  addition  of  divers  other  Poems, 
written  in  Italian  by  Baptista  Guarini.  Translated  by 
Richard  Fanshawe.  Portrait  of  Guarini  by  Cross,  and 
quaint  frontispiece.  4to,  full  crushed  maroon  levant 
morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  Printed  for  Humphrey  Moseley,  1648 

*  Very  large  copy  of  the  second  and  best  issue  of  Sir  Richard  Fan- 
shawe's  translation. 

564  [Fanshawe  (Sir  Richard).]     Querer  por  solo   Ouerer: 

To  Love  only  for  Love's  Sake.  4to,  old  crimson  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges.  Lond.  :  William  Godbid,  1670 

*  First  Edition  of  this  "  dramatick  romance,  represented  at 
Aranjuez  to  celebrate  the  birthday  of  the  King  of  Spain." 

At  the  end,  with  separate  title,  is  "  The  Festivallsof  Aranwhez." 

565  The  same.     Second  Edition.     4to,  blue  morocco, 

gilt  edges.  Lond.:  JVilliatn  Godbid,  167 1 

*  The  same  as  first  edition,  the  new  title  being  the  only  addition. 

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566  Fanshawe  (Sir  Richard).     Selected   Parts  of   Horace, 

Prince  of  Lyricks,  and  of  all  the  Latin  Poets  the  fullest 
fraught  with  Excellent  Morality.  Concluding  with  a 
Piece  out  of  Ausonius,  and  another  out  of  Virgil.  En- 
graved monogram  on  title-page.  8vo,  full  green  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  M,  J/.,  Gabriel  Bedell  and  T.  Collins^  1652 

*  Very  fine  copy.     The  English  and  Latin  on  opposite  pages. 

567  Farley  (Robert).      Kalendarium    Humanse  Vitae.      The 

Kalender  of  Man's  Life.  Beautifully-engraved  title-page 
by  Glover,  with  the  leaf,  "The  frontispiece,"  preceding 
it.  8vo,  old  crimson  morocco  gilt,  gilt  and  carmine 
edges.  Lond.  :    William  Hope.,  1638 

*  Numerous    emblematic    woodcuts   occur   throughout    the   work. 
Nice  copy  of  a  scarce  volume. 

568  Farquhar    (George).       Barcellona:    a  Poem;    or,    The 

Spanish  Expedition.  4to,  half  citron  levant  morocco, 
gilt  tops,  by  R.  W.  Smith. 

*  Sine  loco.     Publish'd  for  the  benefit  of  the  Author's  Widow  and 
Children,  1710. 

Unusually  tall  copy.     Stained. 

569  Farquhar  (George).    The  Beaux  Stratagem  :  a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  crimson  morocco.         Lond.  :  B,  Lijitott.,  n.  d. 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition. 

570  Farquhar  (George).     The  Constant  Couple;  or,  A  Trip 

to  the  Jubilee.      4to,  half  crimson  morocco. 

Lond.  :  Ralph  Smith,  1700 

*  First  Edition  of  one  of  the  most  famous  and  successful  plays  in 
the  English  language.     Very  fine  copy. 

571  Farquhar  (George).     The  Inconstant;   or,  The  Way  to 

Win  Him:  a  Comedy.      4to,  half  green  morocco. 

Lond.:  /.  Knapton,  1702 

*  Adapted    from    "The    Wild   Goose    Chase"    of    Beaumont    and 
Fletcher. 

572  Fakquhar  (George),     Love  and  a  Bottle:    a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  blue  morocco,  gilt  top. 

Lond.:  Richard  Standfast,  1699 

*  Very  fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition.     Most  of  the  lower  edges 
uncut. 

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573  Farquhar  (George).      Sir   Harry  VVildair:    a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  leather.  Lond.  :  /.  Knapton,  1701 

*  Peg  Woffington  played  the  part  of  Sir  Harry  Wildair.  The 
above  is  the  first  edition  of  the  second  part  of  "  The  Constant  Couple, " 
and  is  a  choice  copy  of  a  very  rare  play. 

574  Farquhar    (George).      The    Twin-Rivals:    a    Comedy. 

4to,  half  green  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  the  Club  Bind- 
ery. Lond.:  B.  Lintott,  1703 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  very  fine  copy. 

575  Farquhar  (George).     Works,  including  his  Poems,  Let- 

ters, Essays  and  Comedies.      2  vols,  post  8vo,  calf, 

*  Includes  memoir  of  the  author.         Lond.  :    Rivington^   ^Tl^ 

576  [Fenton  (E.)]     Poems  on  Several  Occasions.      Engraved 

frontispiece.     8vo,  old  calf.     Lond.  :  Bernard Lintot,  17 17 

*  The  author,  as  may  be  learned  from  his  lines  "  To  Mr.  Pope," 
assisted  that  poet  in  translating  Homer's    Odyssey. 

577  Fenton  (Geofb'rey).  CertaineTragicall  Discourses  written 

out  of  Frenche  and  Latin,  by  Geffraie  Fenton,  no  lesse 
profitable  than  pleasaunt,  and  of  like  necessity  to  al 
degrees  that  take  pleasure  in  antiquityes  or  forreine 
reaportes.  Woodcut  border  to  title-page.  4to,  maroon  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges.  Lond.:    Thomas  Mar  she.,  1567 

*  Beautiful  copy  of  the  First  Edition.  A  most  interesting  mis- 
cellany of  tragical  novels,  chiefly  from  the  Italian.  A  scarce  book  in 
any  state,  in  the  above  choice  condition  of  extreme  rarity. 

578  [Filmer  (Edward).]  The  Unnatural  Brother:  a  Tragedy. 

4to,  half  crimson  morocco.  Lond.  :  J.  Orme.,  1697 

*  Fine  copy.  The  plot  is  from  the  romance  of  Cassandra.  First 
Edition. 

579  [Fisher  (Jasper).]     Fuimus  Troes,  Aeneid  2.     The  True 

Trojanes,  being  a  story  of  the  Britaines  valour  at  the 
Romanes  first  invasion.  Publikely  represented  by  the 
Gentlemen  Students  of  Magdalen  Colledge  in  Oxford. 
Device  on  title.     4to,  half  morocco,  red  edges. 

Lond.  :  Robert  Allot,  1633 

*  Very  rare.     Represented  in  Hazlitt's  Dodsley. 

580  Flatman  (Thomas).     On  the  Death  of  our  late  Sovereign 

Lord  King  Charles  II.  of  Blessed  Memory :  a  Pindarique 
Ode.  4to,  half  cloth,  uncut.  Edinburgh:  Reprinted  by 
the  Heir  of  Andrew  Anderson.,  1685. 

*  Concludes  with  a  poem  to  James  II.,  here  printed  for  the  first  time. 

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581  Flatman   (Thomas).      Poems   and    Songs.     The    Third 

Edition,  with  additions  and  amendments.  With  a  most 
brilliant  impression  of  the  exceedingly  choice  portrait  of  the 
author  by  R.  White.  8vo,  blue  crushed  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  Benjatnin  Tooke^  1682 

*  A  fine  copy  of  the  Best  Edition,  containing  twenty-eight  pages  of 
commendatory  verses  addressed  to  the  author  on  his  poems  by  his 
contemporaries,  including  Charles  Cotton,  N.  Tate,  F.  Knollys,  etc. 

582  Fleay  (Prof.  F.  G.)     Biographical  Chronicle  of  the  Eng- 

lish Drama,  1559-1642.  2  vols.  8vo,  half  leather,  gilt 
tops.  Lond.  :  Reeves  ^  Turner^  1891 

583  Flecknoe  (Richard).   TheDiarium;  or,  Journall  divided 

into  Twelve  Jornadas  in  Burlesque  Rhime  or  Drolling 
Verse,  with  divers  other  pieces  of  the  same  Author. 
8vo,  russia,  gilt.  Lond.  :  Henry  Herringman,  1656 

*  Contains  an  epigram  on  Pericles,  Prince  of  Tyre.  From  the 
Mark  Masterman  Sykes  collection,  with  arms  on  side;  also  from  the 
Bliss  library. 

584  Flecknoe   (Richard).     Epigrams  of  all  Sorts  made  at 

Divers  Times  on  Several  Occasions.     8vo,  old  calf. 

Lond.:  For  the  Author,  1670 

*  Includes  one  epigram  on  Shakespeare's  "  Pericles,"  also  others  on 
Dryden,  Sir  Peter  Collaton  "on  the  Discovery  and  Plantation  of 
Carolina  in  America,"  etc.  In  a  poem  on  ancient  and  modern  plays 
Shakespeare  is  again  referred  to 

" inimitable  Shakespear's  way, 

Promethian  like,  to  animate  a  play." 

585  [Fletcher  (Giles).]     Christ's  Victorie  and  Triumph  in 

Heaven  and  Earth,  over  and  after  Death.  4to,  sprinkled 
calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Cambridge:  Francis  Greeen,  1632 

*  Called  "  Second  edition  "  on  title-page.  Two  of  the  preliminary 
verses  are  signed  by  Phineas  Fletcher.  The  Bierstadt  copy,  with 
bookplate. 

586  Fletcher  (John).     The  Elder  Brother :  a  Comedie.   4to, 

sprinkled  calf,  gilt  edges,  by  Worsfold. 

Lond. :  F.  K..,  1637 

*  First  Edition.  Headline  of  title  clipped.  In  the  second  edition, 
1651,  Beaumont's  name  is  added  as  co-author. 

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587  Fletcher  (John).     Father's  Own  Son:  a  Comedy.    4to, 

half  crimson  levant  morocco,  gilt  top. 

Lond.  :  Robert  Crofts,  n.  d. 

*  First  Edition  under  this  title.  It  is  a  re-issue  of  "  Monsieur 
Thomas,"  dedicated  to  Charles  Cotton  by  Richard  Brome,  also  with 
preliminary  verse  by  the  latter.     Very  fine  copy. 

588  Fletcher  (John).     Monsieur  Thomas:  a  Comedy.     4to, 

half  brown  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :    Thomas  Harper^  1639 

*  First  Edition.  Choice  copy.  Dedicated  by  Richard  Brome  to 
Charles  Cotton,  and  has  preliminary  verse  by  the  former. 

589  Fletcher   (John).      The   Night  Walker;  or,  The   Little 

Theife,  a  Comedy.     4to,  calf,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  Tho.  Cotes,  1640 

*  First  Edition.  This  play,  left  incomplete  by  Fletcher,  was 
finished — it  is  supposed — by  Shirley.  Pepys  calls  it  "  a  very  merry 
and  pretty  play." 

590  Fletcher   (John).      Rule  a  Wife   and   Have  a  Wife:  a 

Comoedy.  Device  o?i  title.  4to,  half  green  morocco,  gilt 
top.  Oxford:  Leonard  Lichfield.,  1640 

*  Fine  copy.     First  Edition. 

591  Fletcher    (John).      The  Tragoedy  of    Rollo,   Duke    of 

Normandy.     Acted  by  his  Majesties  Servants.     Device 

on  title.      4to,  sprinkled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Oxford:  Leonard  LJchfield,  1640 

*  First  published  in  1639  under  the  title  of  ' '  The  Bloody  Brother." 

592  Fletcher   (Phineas).       The   Locusts;  or,  Apollyonists. 

4to,  blue  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Cambridge:  Thomas  Bucke  a^id  John  Biicke.,  1627 

*  First  Edition,  and  containing  both  the  English  aud  Latin  ver- 
sions, with  separate  title-pages. 

An  exceptionally  sound,  tall  and  fine  copy. 

593  [Fletcher  (Phineas).]     The  Purple  Island  ;  or,  The  Isle 

of  Man,  together  with  Piscatorie  Eclogs  and  other 
Poeticall  Miscellanies.  Device  on  title,  which  is  in  red 
and  blacky  also  border.     4to,  half  calf. 

Cambridge:  By  the  Printers  to  the  University,  1633 

*  Good  copy,  and  having  the  leaf  at  end  containing  poem  by  Francis 
Quarles  very  often  lacking.  A  few  leaves  transposed  by  the  binder, 
but  perfect. 

There  is  a  separate  title-page  to  the  "Piscatorie  Eclogs." 
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594  Floddan  Field  in  Nine  Fits:  being  an  exact  History 

of  that  Famous  Memorable  Battle  fought  between  Eng- 
lish and  Scots.  Small  8vo,  full  crimson  crushed  levant 
morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  Printed  by  P.  L.  for  H.  P.,  1664 

*  A  scarce  poetical  volume  by  an  unknown  author. 

595  FooTE  (Samuel).     Works.    With  Remarks  on  each  Play, 

and  Essay  on  his  Life,  by  Jon  Bee  [Jno.  Badcock]. 
Portrait.  3  vols.  i2mo,  half  green  levant  morocco,  gilt 
tops.  Lond.  :  Sherwood,  1830 

596  [Ford  (E,)]     The  Most  Famous,  Delectable  and  Pleasant 

History  of  Parismus,  the  most  Renowned  Prince  of 
Bohemia.  Curious  roughly-engraved  frontispieces  to  both 
parts.  Clark  £etter.  4to,  crimson  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco extra,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Lond. :  A.  P.  for  F.  Coles,  1671 

*  Very  fine  tall  and  sound  copy. 

597  [Ford   (John).]     The   Fancies   Chast  and  Noble.     4to, 

calf,  gilt  edges.  Lond. :  Henry  Seile,  1638 

*  First  Edition.  The  Perkins  copy,  with  arms  on  sides.  Title 
soiled  and  one  leaf  mended,  but  a  tall,  fine  copy  of  this  rare  play. 

598  Ford  (John).     The   Lover's   Melancholy.     Acted  at  the 

Private  House  in  the  Blacke  Friers,  and  Publikely  at 
the  Globe  by  the  King's  Majestie's  Servants.  4to, 
sprinkled  calf,  gilt,  by  Worsfold.   Lond.  :  H.  Seile,  i62() 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  first  play  published  by  Ford. 

"  This  story,  which  is  originally  to  be  met  with  in  Strada's  Pro- 
lusions, has  been  paraphrased  in  rhyme  by  Crashaw,  Ambrose  Phil- 
lips, and  others,  but  none  of  these  versions  can  at  all  compare  for 
harmony  and  grace  with  the  blank  verse  of  Ford's.  It  is  as  fine  as 
anything  in  Beaumont  and  Fletcher;  and  almost  equals  the  strife 
which  it  celebrates." — Charles  Lamb. 

599  Ford    (John).      Love's  Sacrifice:    a  Tragedie    Received 

Generally  Well.  4to,  mottled  calf,  gilt  edges,  by 
Riviere.  Lond.  :  Hugh  Beeston,  1633 

*  First  Edition.  Preliminary  verses  by  James  Shirley.  Title 
soiled,  but  a  fine  copy. 

600  Ford    (John).       Works,    with    Notes    by   Wm.    Gifford. 

Carefully  revised,  with  additions,  by  the  Rev.  Alex. 
Dyce.      3  vols.  8vo,  cloth,  uncut.     Lond.:  Toovey,  1869 

*  Large  Paper  copy. 

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6oi  FoRDE  (Thomas).  Virtus  Rediviva:  a  Panegyrick  on 
our  late  King  Charles  the  I.,  attended  with  severall 
other  Pieces  from  the  same  pen.  8vo,  full  straight- 
grained  crimson  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the 
Club  Bindery.  Lond.  :  J^.  and  W.  Leybourn^  1661 

*  Splendid  copy.  Included  in  the  volume  are  the  following: 
Love's  Labyrinth,  Fragmenta  Poetica,  Apothegms,  Poeticall  Diver- 
sions, etc. 

602  FoRTESCUE  (Thomas).     The  Foreste;  or,   Collection   of 

Histories,  no  lesse  profitable  than  pleasant  and  neces- 

sarie.     Pictorial  border  to  title  and  cut  of  amis  on  verso. 

4to,  blue  morocco,  paneled  sides, gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond. :  Jhon  Kyngston  for  Willyafn  Jones.,  157 1 

*  Piinted  in  JSIack  XcttCt.  The  First  Edition,  and  of  exces- 
sive rarity,  even  the  Huth  collection  having  only  the  second  edition. 

The  present  copy  is  very  fine,  having  large  margins  and  being 
sound  and  clean  throughout.  It  is  one  of  the  most  interesting  of  the 
books  of  the  Shakesperian  period  and  contains  many  curious  histories. 
Among  them  is  the  story  of  Tamburlane,  dramatized  by  Marlowe. 

603  Fraunce  (Abraham).  The  Lawier's  Logike.  Slcick  £etter. 

4to,  calf,  by  Pratt.  Lond.  :  William  How,  1588 

*  First  Edition,  with  the  bookplates  of  Cornelius  Paine  and  E.  B. 
Foote.  It  is  believed  by  Shakesperian  critics  that  it  was  from  this 
book  that  Shakespeare  acquired  much  of  his  legal  knowledge. 

Fine  copy,  with  the  rare  folding  table  at  page  118. 

604  Frossard  (E.)     Monograph  of  United  States  Cents  and 

Half-Cents,  1 793-1857.  With  p  heliotype  plates.  4to, 
cloth, gilt  edges.    Irvington,  N.  Y. :  For  the  Aidhor,  1879 

605  [Fullarton  (John,  of  Careltown).]     The  Turtle-Dove, 

under  the  Absence  and  Presence  of  her  only  Choise. 
By  a  Lover  of  the  Celestiall  Muses.  8vo,  green  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges,  by  Grieve  of  Edinburgh. 

Edinburgh:  Andrew  Anderson,  1664 

*  An  extremely  rare  poetical  volume,  of  which  there  is  no 
sale  recorded  for  many  years.  Inserted  is  some  correspondence 
relating  to  the  book  between  Alexander  Gardyn  and  the  Librarian  of 
the  Advocate's  Library,  Edinburgh,  relating  to  the  book.  As  long 
ago  as  the  Corser  sale  a  copy  sold  for  ten  guineas. 

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60S  Fuller  (Thomas).  Abel  Redevivus;  or,  The  Dead  Yet 
Speaking.  The  Lives  and  Deaths  of  the  Moderne 
Divines.  Fine  impressions  of  the  beautifully- eng7'aved  titk' 
page,  and  portrait  of  Fuller ;  also  of  the  portraits  ifi  the 
text,  including  Bp.  Andrejvs,  John  Fox,  Melancthon^  Lati- 
mer^ Peter  Martyr,  Wickliffe,  etc.  4to,  brow^n  crushed 
levant  morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  Jolui  Stafford,  1651 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  very  fine  copy. 

607  ^^^ARRICK    (David).      Dramatic    Works,   with   Life. 
\¥      3  vols,  post  8vo,  old  calf.    Lond.  :  A.  Millar.,  1798 

608  [Garth  (Sir  Samuel).]    The  Dispensary:  a  Poem.    4to, 

half  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  Stikeman. 

Lond.  :  John  Nutt,  1699 

*  First  Edition.  Garth's  proposal  to  found  an  institution  for 
supplying  medicines  to  the  poor  at  cost  meeting  the  opposition  of 
the  faculty,  he  wrote  the  above  satire  replying  to  their  strictures. 

609  Gascoigne    (George).     The  Droomme    of  Doomesday. 

Wherin  the  frailties  and  miferies  of  mans  lyfe,  are 
lyuely  portrayed,  and  learnedly  fet  forth.  Deuided, 
as  appeareth  in  the  Page  next  following.  Tranflated 
and  collected  by  George  Gafcoigne  Efquyer.  Slack 
Cettcr.  4to,  half  calf.  Imprinted  at  London,  for  Gabriell 
Catuood:  dwelling  in  Paules  Churchyard,  at  the  Signe  of 
the  holy  Ghoft,  1576. 

*  On  D  8  is  a  curious  woodcut  representing  several  devils  replen- 
ishing the  fires  of  hell  with  the  bodies  of  the  damned,  described  by 
the  author  as  "  the  vnfpeakable  perplexitie  of  the  damned."  This 
work,  Gascoigne  tells  us,  was  translated  from  an  old  volume,  "fkarce 
comely  couered  and  wel  worse  handled ...  so  that  I  cannot  certaynly 
say  who  shuld  be  the  Author  of  the  fame."  The  work  he  translated 
was  "  De  miseria  humanse  conditionis,"  by  Lothario  Conti,  Pope 
Innocent  III. 

Wormhole  through  several  blank  margins  and  stained. 

610  Gay  (John).      Fables.      Numerous  engravings  and  vignettes 

upon  copper  by  Gravelot,  Wooton,  IV.  Kent,  and  others. 
2  vols,  in  I.     4to,  original  calf,  gilt.        Lond.  1727-38 

*  First  Editions  of  both  parts  and  excessively  rare.  Upon  a 
fly-leaf  in  a  contemporary  hand  is  written  : 

"The  first  edition  of  Gay's  Fables  in  4to,   1727.  is  one  of  the 

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scarcest  books  in  the  English  language ;  there  having  been  no  more 
than  25  copies  printed,  a  dozen  of  which  were  for  ye  Royal  Library, 
There  were  but  50  copies  in  4to  of  the  second  volume.     The  cuts  for 
the  4to  size  were  all  of  ye  very  best  impressions." 
Very  fine  copy. 

611  Gay  (John).      Plays,  with  Life  of  the  Author.     Fine  por- 

trait on  copper,      lamo,  calf.  Lond,  :    Tonson,  1760 

612  Gell    (Sir    Wm.)    and    John    P.    Gandy.      Pompeiana: 

Topography,  Edifices  and  Ornaments.  Fine  plates  on 
copper  and  steel,  many  proof  s  on  India  paper.  Both  series 
complete.  3  vols,  in  2.  4to,  half  leather,  roxburghe 
style.  Lond.  1817-32 

*  Large  Paper,  and  a  very  beautiful  copy.     Rare  in  this  state. 

613  GiLDAS.      The  Epistle  of  Gildas,  the  Most  Ancient  British 

Author,  who  flourished  in  the  Yeere  of  our  Lord  546. 
Faithfully  translated  out  of  the  Originall  Latine.  En- 
graved portrait  by  William  Marshall.      i2mo,  calf,  gilt. 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition.       Lond.  :    T.  Cotes,  1638 

614  [GiLDON  (Charles).]     The  Patriot;  or,  The  Italian  Con- 

spiracy: a  Tragedy.     4to,  half  red  morocco,  gilt  tops. 

Lond.:    Wm.  Davis,  1703 

*  Altered  from  Nat.  Lee's  Lucius  Junius  Brutus. 

615  [GiLDON  (Charles).]     The  Roman   Bride's  Revenge:  a 

Tragedy,     4to,  half  green  morocco. 

Lond.  :  John  Sturton,  1697 

616  Glapthorne  (Hy.)     Plays  and   Poems,  with  Notes  and 

Memoir,  2  vols.  8vo,  half  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by 
Matthews,  Lond.  :  J .  Pearson.,  1874 

*  Large  Paper.     The  first  collected  edition. 

617  Glapthorne  (Henry).     Wit  in  a  Constable:  a  Comedy, 

written  1639.     4to,  half  vellum,    Lond.:  Jo.  Okes,  1640 

*  First  Edition.  One  line  of  preliminary  leaf  cut  off  at  foot.   Rare. 

618  Godwin  (Parke).      Biography  of  William  Cullen  Bryant. 

Portrait.    2  vols,  8vo,  cloth,  uncut.    N.  Y.  :  Appleton,  1883 

*  First  Edition.     Includes  extracts  from  his  correspondence. 

619  Goffe  (Thomas),     The   Careless  Shepherdess:  a  Tragi- 

comedy, acted  before  the  King  and  Queen,  with  an 
Alphabeticall  Catalogue  of  all  such  Plays  that  ever 
were  presented,     4to,  half  morocco.      Interleaved. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:  Richard  Rogers,  1656 

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620  GoFFE  (Thomas).    Three  Excellent  Tragedies.    The  Sec- 

ond Edition,  carefully  corrected  by  a  Friend  of  the 
Author.      8vo,  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

*  Fine  copy.   Bound  for  James  Toovey.   Lond.  :  G.  Bedell,  \6$6 

621  GoFFE   (Thomas).      The  Tragedy  of   Orestes.     Device  on 

title.     4to,  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.:  Richard  Meighen,  1633 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition. 

622  GoLDiNG    (Arthur).     The    Fyrst    Power  Bookes   of  P. 

Ovidius  Naso's  Worke,  intitled  Metamorphosis,  trans- 
lated oute  of  Latin  into  Englishe  Meter.  A  Woorke 
very  pleasaunt  and  delectable.  Pictorial  border  to  title. 
4to,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.:    Willyam  Seres,  1565 

*  First  Edition.     Title  and  a  few  corners  mended,  but  a  tall  and 
fine  copy  of  an  exceedingly  rare  book, 

623  GoLDiNG   (Arthur).     The  XV.    Bookes   of   P.    Ouidius 

Nafo,  Entituled,  Metamorphofis.  A  worke  very  pleaf- 
ant  and  delectable.  Tranflated  out  of  Latin  into 
Englifh  meeter,  by  Arthur  Golding  gentleman.  With 
skill,  heed,  and  iudgement  this  worke  mufl  be  read, 
For  elfe  to  the  reader  it  flandsin  fmall  Read.  4to,  calf, 
gilt,  red  edges.  At  Lond.:  Imprinted  by  Robert  Walde- 
graue,  Anno  Domini  1587. 

*  A  rare  edition  and  a  fine  copy  of  a  book  usually  found  in  poor  state. 

624  Goldsmith    (Francis).      Hugo     Grotius,    his    Sophom- 

paneas;  or  Joseph,  a  Tragedy,  with  Annotations.  En- 
graved portraits  of  the  author  and  translator  by  Cross. 
8vo,  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by 
Riviere.  Lond.  :  John  Hardesty,  n.  d. 

*  Published  in  1652.     First  Edition,  and  a  very  fine  copy. 

625  Goldsmith    (Oliver).      Poetical   and  Dramatic    Works, 

with  Life.  Beautifully  engraved  portrait  by  Cook.  2  vols. 
8vo,  original  calf.  Lond.:  H.  Goldney,  1780 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  first  collected  edition. 

626  Gomersall    (Robert).       Poems.     Device   on   title.     8vo, 

brown  levant  morocco  extra,  paneled  sides,  gilt  edges, 
by  Riviere.  Lond.  :  M.  F.  for  John  Harriot,  1633 

*  First  collected  edition.     Contains  the  beautifully  engraved  front- 
ispieces by  Vaughan  and  Cecill. 

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627  GoMERSALL  (Robert).      The  Levite's  Revenge.    Engraved 

frontispiece  by  TJiojnas  Cecil,  depicting  in  compartments  events 
of  the  play.     8vo,  half  calf.     Lond. :  John  Marriott.,  1628 

*  With  the  preliminary  page  of  verse  before  the  frontispiece. 
First  Edition,   and  having   bound   up   the  first  edition   of  the 

same  authors:  "  Tragedie  of  Lodoviclc  Sforza  Duke  of  Millan,"  with 
frontispiece  by  Cecil!,  1628.  Both  fine  copies  from  the  Bierstadt 
collection. 

628  GooGE  (Barnaby.)     The  Firste  Syxe  Bokes  of  theMooste 

Christian  Poet,  Marcellus  Palingenius,  called  the 
Zodiak  of  Life.  Newly  translated  out  of  Latin  into 
English  by  Barnabe  Googe.  Black  £ctter.  Engraved 
border  round  title,  full-page  tvoodcut  of  arms  and  another 
e?igraving.    Small  8vo,  orange  morocco  extra,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  \^John  Tisdale\  1501 

*  First  Edition.  "  This  is  an  edition  of  extreme  rarity,  and  was 
alike  unknown  to  Warton  and  Tanner.  Mr.  Herbert,  the  editor  of 
Ames,  told  Mr.  Astle,  who  possessed  a  copy,  that  he  had  never  seen 
another." — Bibliotheca  Anglo-Poetica,  ivhere  an  imperfect  copy  was 
priced  £j,  js. 

629  GoosECAPPE  (Sir  Gyles).     A  Comedie  presented  by  the 

Children  of  the  Chappell.  Device  on  title.  4to,  half 
morocco.  Lond.  :  John  Windet,  1606 

*  First  Edition.  Some  headlines  clipped,  but  a  good  sound  copy 
of  this  rare  and  early  play. 

630  Gorges  (Sir   Arthur).      Lucan's   Pharsalia,    translated 

into  English  verse,  v^^hereunto  is  annexed  the  Life  of 
the  Authour,  collected  out  of  divers  authors.  Folio, 
mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  Edward  Blount,  16 14 

*  The  second  English  translation,  the  first  being  Marlowe's.  The 
translator  is  the  "  Alcyon  "  of  Spenser's  "  Daphnaida,"  and  is  also 
noticed  in  "  Colin  Clout's  Come  Home  Again."     Very  fine  copy. 

631  GossE  (Edmund).      The  Jacobean  Poets.      i2mo,  cloth. 

N.  Y.  1894 

632  [GouGH  (John).]    The  Strange  Discovery :  a  Tragi-Com- 

edy.     Device  on  title.      4to,  calf. 

Lond.:    William  Leake.,  1640 
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633  [Gould  (Robert).]     The  Laurel:   a  Poem  on  the  Poet- 

Laureat.  4to,  half  straight-grained  green  morocco,  by 
the  Club  Bindery.  Lond.  :   BenJ.  Tooke,  1685 

*  An  attack  on  John  Dryden. 

634  Gould  (Robert).     Poems.     Chiefly  consisting  of  Satyrs 

and  Satyrical  Epistles.  Title  in  red  and  black.  8vo, 
full  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by 
Riviere.  Lond.:  For  the  Booksellers,  1689 

*  First  Edition.  Containing  the  three  unsigned  leaves  between 
Fi  and  F2.  The  volume  is  very  rare,  and  contains  a  long  and  inter- 
esting summary  of  Shakspeare's  works. 

"  When  these  and  other  such  like  scenes  I  scan, 
'Tis  then,  great  Soul,  I  think  thee  more  than  man." 

635  GowER    (John).      Jo.    Gower    de    confeffione    Amantis. 

!3lack  Cettcr.     Folio,  calf.    Imprinted  at  London  in  Flete- 
ftrete  by    Thomas  Berthelette  Printer  to  the   kingis  grace 
AN.  M.D.XXXII. 
(Collation)  :  aa,  eight  leaves;  A — Z  and  a — i  5,  in  sixes. 

*  The  first  edition  was  printed  by  Caxton  in  14S3,  and  this,  the 
second  edition,  is  also  of  great  rarity.  Some  old  writing  on  the  title. 
The  present  copy  is  unusually  tall,  indeed  measures  a  half  inch  each 
way  more  than  the  Purdy  copy,  which  is  looked  upon  as  a  fine  one. 

636  GowER  (John),  de  Confessione  Amantis.     Folio.     Black 

Cctter.  Very  beautiful  copy,  most  handsomely  bound 
in  morocco  super  extra,  gilt  back  and  sides,  gilt  edges, 
by  Bedford.  Imprinted  at  London  in  Flete  Street  by 
Thomas  Berthelette  the  xii.  dale  of  March,  An.  1554. 

*  Warton  says:  "  Gower's  Confessio  Amantis  is  no  unpleasing  mis- 
cellany of  the  shorter  tales  which  delighted  the  readers  of  the  Middle 
Ages." 

Another  critic  says:  "  It  is  quite  evident  that  Shakspeare  founded 
his  play  of  Pericles  upon  the  story  of  Appolinus  Prince  of  Tyre, 
contained  in  this  book.  Most  of  the  incidents  are  found  in  the  poem; 
besides,  Gower  himself  is  introduced  as  the  Chorus  by  Shakspeare." 

637  GowER  (John).     Ovids  Festivalls;  or,  Romane  Calendar 

translated  into  English  verse  equinumerally.  Border 
round  title,  which  is  in  red  and  black.  Svo,  crimson  lev- 
ant morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Cambridge:  Printed  by  Roger  Daniel,  1640 
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638  Granville    (George,    Lord    Lansdowne).     The    British 

Enchanters;  or,  No  Magic  Like  Love:  a  Tragedy.    4to, 
half  calf,  Lond. :  Jacob  Tonson,  1706 

639  Granville  (George,  Lord  Lansdowne).   Genuine  Works 

in  Verse  and  Prose.     Portraits  by  Vandergucht.      2  vols. 
i2mo.  calf.  Lond.:    Tonson,  1736 

640  Granville  (George,  Lord  Lansdowne).      Heroick  Love: 

a  Tragedy.      4to,  half  brown  morocco. 

Lond. :  F.  Saunders^  1698 

641  [Granville  (George,  Lord  Lansdowne).]     Poems  upon 

Several  Occasions.      8vo,  original  calf. 

Lond. :  y.   Tonson,  171 2 

*  Clean  and  crisp  copy  of  the  First  Edition. 

642  Granville  (George,  Lord  Lansdowne).       The  She  Gal- 

lants:   a    Comedy,      4to,    half    brown    crushed    levant 
morocco,  Lond.:  Hy.  Playford,  1696 

643  Granville  (George,  Lord  Lansdowne).       Three  Plays, 

viz.,  The  She  Gallants,  Heroick  Love,  and  the  Jew  of 
Venice.     8vo,  calf,  red  edges,     'Lond.:  BenJ.Tooke^iTi^ 

*  Fine  copy.     The  Jew  of  Venice  is  altered  from  Shakespeare's 
Merchant  of  Venice. 

644  [Greene   (J.)]     Refutation  of  the   Apology  for  Actors, 

divided  into   three    briefe    treatises,       4to,    full  green 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges, 

Lond.:    IV.  White,  16 15 

*  A  reply  to  Heywood's  Apology  for  Actors.     It  is  as  rare  or  rarer 
than  that  work,  and  seldom  found  in  such  fine  condition  as  the  present, 

645  Greene  (John  R,)     History  of  the   English    People.      S 

maps.     4  vols.  8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:  Macmillan,  1877-80 

645A  Greene  (John  R.)     The   Making  of  England.     Maps. 
8vo,  cloth,  uncut,  Lond.  :  Macfnillan,  1881 

*  First  Edition. 

645B  Greene  (John    R.)     The   Conquest  of   England.     Por- 
trait and  maps.     8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond. :   Macmillan,  1883 

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646  Greene  (Robert).   Dramatic  Works,  to  which  are  added 

his  Poems,  with  some  account  of  the  Author,  and  notes 
by  the  Rev.  Alex.  Dyce.  2  vols,  post  8vo,  full  green 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  Alfred  Mat- 
thews. Lond. :    IVm.  Pickering,  1831 

*  Only  250  copies  printed.     In  choice  condition. 

647  Greville  (Charles  C.   F.)     The  Greville  Memoirs:  I. 

A  Journal  of  the  Reigns  of  King  George  IV.  and  King 
William  IV.,  3  vols.,  Lond.  1874;  II.  A  Journal  of  the 
Reign  of  Queen  Victoria  from  1837  to  1852,  3  vols., 
Lond.  1885;  III.  A  Journal  of  the  Reign  of  Queen  Vic- 
toria from  1852  to  i860,  2  vols.,  Lond.  1887.  Together 
8  vols.     8vo,  original  cloth.  Lond.,  v.  y. 

*  All  First  Editions.  These  brilliantly  written  "Journals" 
caused  a  regular  furore  on  publication  and  the  demand  for  them  was 
unprecedented.  They  are  delightful  reading  and  will  ever  be  favor- 
ites among  those  who  like  a  peep  behind  the  scenes  and  who  love 
sparkling  stories  of  the  doings  of  great  statesmen,  monarchs,  wits 
and  beaux. 

GROLIER  CLUB  PUBLICATIONS. 

648  A  Decree  of   Star  Chamber  Concerning  Printing,  made 

July  II,  1 637.      Reprinted  for  the  Grolier  Club  from  the 

first  edition,  1637.      8vo,  original  wrapper.      N.Y.  1884 

*The  first  book  printed  by  the  Grolier  Club.     150  copies  printed. 

649  Transactions  of  the  Grolier  Club  from  January,  1884, 

to  July,  1885.      Part  I.      Royal  8vo,  paper,  uncut. 

N.  Y.  1885 

650  Rubaiyat    of  Omar   Khayyam,  the  Astronomer  Poet  of 

Persia.  Rendered  into  English  verse  by  Edward  Fitz- 
gerald.     8vo,  illuminated  wrapper.  N.  Y.  1885 

*  Japan  paper  copy.     Only  150  copies  printed. 

651  De  Vinne,  Theo.  L.    Historic  Printing  Types.    A  lecture 

read  before  the  Club,  January  25,  1885.  With  addi- 
tions and  illustrations.      Small  4to,  boards,  uncut. 

N.  Y.  1886 

*  Only  200  copies  of  this  special  edition  printed  on  Holland  paper. 

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652  Hoe,    Robert.     A  Lecture  on   Bookbinding  as  a  Fine 

Art,  delivered  before  the  Grolier  Club,  February  26, 
1885.  With  63  illustrations.  Small  4to,  half  cloth, 
uncut.  N.  Y.  1S86 

*  200  copies  printed. 

653  De    Vinne,    Theo.    L.       Christopher    Plantin    and    the 

Plantin-Moretus  Museum  at  Antwerp.      With  illustra- 
tions by  Joseph  and  others.      Royal  8vo,  boards,  uncut. 
*Only  300  copies  printed.  N.  Y.   1888 

655  Matthews,  William.      Modern  Bookbinding  Practically 

Considered.  Plates.   Small  4to,  cloth,  uncut.    N.Y.  1889 

*  Only  300  copies  of  tliis  special  edition  printed  on  Holland  paper. 

656  Bury.      Ricardi  de  Bury.      Philobiblon,  ex  optimis  codi- 

cibus  recensuit,  Versione  Anglica  .  .  .  Andreas 
Fleming  West.  Frontispieces.  3  vols,  small  4to,  vel- 
lum, uncut.  N.  Y.  1889 

*  Only  297  copies  printed. 

657  Milton,  John.      Areopagitica.     A  Speech  for  the   Lib- 

erty of  Unlicensed  Printing  to  the  Parliament  of  Eng- 
land. With  an  Introduction  by  James  Russell  Lowell. 
Etched  portraits.      i2mo,  boards,  uncut.  N.  Y.  1890 

*  Only  325  copies  printed  on  Holland  paper. 

658  Curtis,  George  William.   Washington  Irving:  a  Sketch. 

8vo,  in  the  Club  binding,  by  Stikeman,  full  crimson 
morocco,  uncut,  gilt  top.  N.  Y.  189 1 

*Only  344  copies  printed. 

659  Catalogue  of  an  Exhibition  of  Engraved  Portraits,   be- 

ing the  Effigies  of  the  most  Famous  English  Writers, 
from  Chaucer  to  Johnson.  Portraits.  8vo,  original 
paper  wrappers,  uncut.  N.  Y.  189 1 

*  Large  paper.     Only  200  copies  printed. 

660  Catalogue  of  an  Exhibition   of  Selected  Works  of  the 

Poets  Laureate  of  England.  Portrait.  8vo,  cloth, 
uncut.  N.  Y.  1891 

*  300  copies  printed. 

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66i  Conway,  Moncure  D.  Barons  of  the  Potomac  and  the 
Rappahannock.  Portraits.,  facsimiles  and  illustrations. 
8vo,  boards,  uncut.  N.  Y.  1892 

*  Only  360  copies  printed  on  Italian  hand-made  paper. 

662  Catalogue  of  an  Exhibition  of  Illuminated  and  Painted 
Manuscripts,  together  with  a  few  Early  Printed  Books, 
with  illuminations,  also  some  examples  of  Persian 
manuscripts,  with  plates  in  facsimile  and  an  intro- 
ductory essay.  Illustrations.    Square  Svo,  cloth,  uncut. 

*  Only  200  copies  printed  on  Holland  paper.  N.   Y.    1892 

66t,  Catalogue  of  Original  and  Early  Editions  of  some  of 
the  Poetical  and  Prose  Works  of  English  Writers,  from 
Langland  to  Wither,  with  Collations  and  Notes,  and 
87  Facsimiles  of  Title-pages  and  Frontispieces:  being 
a  contribution  to  the  Bibliography  of  English  Liter- 
ature. Royal  Svo,  half  straight-grained  russet  mo- 
rocco, as  issued.  N.  Y.  1893 
*Only  400  copies  printed  on  Holland  paper. 

664  Facsimile  of  the  Laws  and  Acts  of  the  General  Assembly 

for  their  Majesties  Province  of  New  York,  New  York, 
1694.  Edited  by  R.  L.  Fowler.  Small  folio,  vellum, 
uncut.  N.  Y.  1894 

*  312  copies  printed. 

665  Allen,    C.    D.     A    Classified    List    of    Early   American 

Bookplates.  Illustrations.  8vo,  original  paper  wrap- 
pers, uncut.  N.  Y.  1894 

*  Large  Paper,  350  copies  printed. 

666  Transactions  of  the   Grolier  Club  of  the   City  of  New 

York,  from  July,  1885,  to  February,  1894.  Part  2. 
Illustrations.     Small  4to,  boards,  uncut.         N.  Y.  1894 

*  750  copies  printed. 

667  Description  of  the   Early  Printed  Books  owned  by  the 

Grolier  Club,  with  a  brief  account  of  their  printers  and 
a  history  of  typography  in  the  fifteenth  century.  Illus- 
trations.    Small  folio,  half  calf,  uncut.  N.  Y.  1895 

*  Only  400  copies  printed. 

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668  The  Poems  of  John  Donne.     From  the  text  of  the  edition 

of  1633,  revised  by  James  Russell  Lowell,  with  the 
various  readings  of  the  other  editions  of  the  seventeenth 
century,  and  with  a  Preface,  an  Introduction  and  Notes 
by  Charles  Eliot  Norton.  Portrait etc/ied by  S. /.Ferris. 
2  vols.  i2mo,  cloth,  uncut.  N.  Y.  1895 

*  Only  380  copies  printed. 

669  Catalogue  of  Books  from  the  Libraries  or  Collections  of 

Celebrated  Bibliophiles  and  Illustrious  Persons  of  the 
Past,  with  arms  or  devices  upon  the  bindings.  Plates. 
Small  4to,  cloth,  uncut.  N.  Y.  1895 

*  Only  350  copies  printed. 

670  Catalogue  of  the  Engraved  Work  of  Asher  B.  Durand. 

Exhibited  at  the  Grolier  Club,  April,  1895.  Svo,  original 
paper  covers,  uncut.  N.  Y.  1895 

*  Large  Paper.     Only  350  copies  printed. 

671  Catalogue  of  an    Exhibition  Illustrative  of  a  Centenary 

of  Artistic  Lithography,  1 796-1 896.  With  244  ex- 
amples by  160  different  artists.  Illustrated  with  20 
photo-engravings  from  the  originals.  8vo,  original  paper 
covers,  uncut.  N.  Y..  1896 

*  Large  Paper.     Only  400  copies  printed. 

672  Warren,  Arthur.   The  Charles  Whittinghams,  Printers. 

Portraits  and  illustrations.      Royal   8vo,   half  morocco, 

uncut.  N.  Y.  1896 

*  Only  385  copies  printed. 

673  A  Chronological  Catalogue  of  the  Engravings,  Dry- 

Points  and  Etchings  of  Albert  Diirer,  as  Exhibited  at 
the  Grolier  Club.  Compiled  by  S.  R.  Koehler.  Small 
folio,  cloth,  uncut.  N.  Y.  1897 

*  100  copies  on  Holland  paper. 

674  DoNNE,  John.     The  Text  of  Donne's  Poems.      By  C.  E. 

Norton.  From  Harvard  Studies  and  Notes  in  Philol- 
ogy and  Literature,  Vol.  V.  Child  Memorial  Volume. 
i2mo,  original  paper  covers.  N.  Y.  1897 

675  Two  NoTE-BooKs  of  Thomas  Carlyle,  from   23d  March, 

1822,  to  i6th  May,  1832.  Edited  by  Charles  Eliot 
Norton.     Portrait.     Small  Svo,  half  morocco,  uncut. 

*  Only  378  copies  printed.  N.  Y.    I  898 

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676  The  Life   of    Charles    Henry,    Count    Hoym,    Eminent 

French  Bibliophile,  1684-1736,  written  by  Baron 
Jerome  Pichon.  Translated  into  English  for  the  Gro- 
lier  Club,  with  a  Sketch  of  the  Life  of  the  late  Baron 
Pichon.  Illustrations.  Royal  8vo,  half  morocco,  bro- 
caded-silk sides,  uncut.  N.  Y.  1899 

*  Only  303  copies  printed. 

677  Transactions  of  the  Grolier  Club  of  the  City  of  New 

York,  from  February,  1894,  to  July,  1899.  Part  3. 
Vie7V  of  the  Club  House.      Small  4to,  boards,  uncut. 

*  470  copies  printed.  N.   Y.   1899 

678  A  Translation  of  Giovanni  Boccaccio's  Life  of  Dante, 

with  an  Introduction  and  a  Note  on  the  Portraits  of 
Dante.  By  G.  R.  Carpenter.  Portrait.  Small  4to, 
illustrated  board  cover,  in  slip  case.  N.  Y.  1900 

*  Only  300  copies  printed  on  Italian  hand-made  paper. 

679  Catalogue  of  Etchings  and  Dry  Points,  by  Rembrandt. 

Selected  for  Exhibition  at  the  Grolier  Club  of  the  Cit)' 
of  New  York,  April-May,  1900.  Etched  portrait.  Small 
4to,  cloth,  uncut.  N.  Y.   1900 

*  310  copies  printed. 

680  Catalogue   of  an    Exhibition   of   First  and  Other  Edi- 

tions of  the  Works  of  John  Dryden  (1631-1700).  To- 
gether with  a  few  engraved  portraits  and  two  oil 
paintings.  Commemorative  of  the  200th  Anniversary 
of  his  Death.  Etched  portrait.  Small  4to,  boards,  un- 
cut. N.  Y.  1900 

*  200  copies  printed. 

681  De  Vinne  (Theodore  Low).     Title-pages  as  Seen  by  a 

Printer.  With  numerous  illustrations  in  facsimile.  And 
some  observations  on  the  early  and  recent  printing  of 
books.      8vo,  half  morocco,  uncut,  in  slip  case. 

*  325  copies  printed.  N.  Y.   1901 

682  Catalogue  of  a  Collection  of  Engravings,  Etchings  and 

Lithographs  by  Women.      i6mo,  paper,  uncut. 

N.  Y.  1901 

683  Mosaic   Bookbindings.     A  Catalogue  of  an  Exhibition. 

i6mo,  paper,  uncut.  N.  Y.  1902 

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AN  UNIQUE  VOLUME. 
684  Grolier  Club.  Catalogue  of  Original  and  Early  Edi- 
tions of  some  of  the  Poetical  and  Prose  Works  of 
English  Writers,  from  Langland  to  Wither.  Facsimile 
cuts.  Large  8vo,  half  green  crushed  lev^ant  morocco, 
gilt  top,  uncut,  by  Stikeman.  N.  Y.  1893 

*  THE  ONLY  COPY  KNOWN  which  is  printed  upon  one 
SIDE  OF  THE  PAPER  ONLY.  Interleaved  and  containing  some  biblio- 
graphical notes  by  Mr.  Lefferts. 

In  this  "  proof  "  state,  rarer  even  than  any  of  the  Club's  books 
printed  upon  vellum. 


685  Growoll  (Alfred).      American  Book  Clubs.      i2mo. 

*  No.  8  of  30  copies  on  Japan  paper.  N.   Y.    1 80  7 

686  Guy  of  Warwick.     The  Tragical  History  of  Guy,  Earl 

of  Warwick,  a  Tragedy  Acted  very  frequently.     Writ- 
ten by  B.  J.     4to,  half  green  morocco. 

Lond.  :    Thomas  Vere,  1661 

*  First  Edition.  With  interesting  note  by  Brinley  Nicholson  re- 
lating to  this  play,  which  he  considers  to  have  been  written  before 
i6ig. 

687  GwiNNE  (Matthew).      Nero,  Trag^edia  Nova.     4to,  ma- 

roon crushed   levant  morocco,  gilt   edge,  by   F.  Bed- 
ford. Lond.:  Ed.  Blount.^  1603 

*  First  Edition.     Splendid  copy. 


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688    U  ABINGTON  (William).  Castara.  The  first  part.  .  . 
[and  the  second  part].      2  parts  in  i.     Small  4to, 
morocco,  gilt. 

Lond.:  Anne  Griffin  for  William  Cooke.,  1634 
*  First  Edition  of  a  collection  of  poems  to,  or  on,  Lucy  Herbert, 
daughter  of  the  Earl  of  Powis,  whom  Habington  called  Castara,  and 
who  married  him. 

"  Tender  in  feeling,  fresh  in  imagery,  melodious  in  language,  these 
poems  have  the  unusual  merit  that  not  a  single  objectionable  phrase 
is  found  in  them." 

The  preface  is  signed  in  an  old  hand,  and  very  possibly  by  the 
author  himself. 

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689  Habington    (William).       Castara,    corrected    and   aug- 

mented [with  a  third  part],  3  parts  in  i.  With  the 
extrejuely  rare  frontispiece  by  Marshall.  i2mo,  crimson 
morocco,  gilt  over  red  edges. 

Lond. :    T.  Cotes  for  Will.  Cooke,  1640 

*  First  Complete  Edition.  A  beautiful  copy  of  this  rare  little 
volume.  Although  called  the  third  edition,  it  is  the  first  edition  of 
the  complete  work,  as  the  third  part  appears  here  for  the  first  time. 
The  volume  is  divided  into  three  parts,  with  a  separate  title  to  each. 

Habington's  "  Castara  "  was  the  Lady  Lucy  Herbert,  daughter  of 
Earl  Powis  ;  the  volume  contains  also  poems  addressed  to  W.  Alexander 
(Earl  of  Stirling),  E.  Porter,  and  others. 

690  [Habington  (William).]    Castara.     The  second  edition, 

corrected  and  augmented.  i2mo,  maroon  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.:   B.  A.  and  T.  F.  for  Will.  Cooke,  1635 

*  Title-page  inlaid,  but  rare  in  any  condition. 

691  Habington   (William).      The   Historie  of   Edward   the 

Fourth,  King  of  England.  Engraved  portrait  by  Els- 
tracke.     Folio,  original  sheep.     Lond.:  The.  Cotes,  1640 

*  Fine  crisp  copy. 

692  [Habington    (William).]      The  Queene  of  Arragon:    a 

Tragi-Comedy.  Device  on  title.  Folio,  half  morocco, 
gilt  tops.  Lond.  :    Tho.  Cotes,  1640 

*  Fine  copy.     Acted  and  published  without  the  author's  consent. 

693  Hakewill  (George).     King  David's  Vow  for  Reforma- 

tion of  Himselfe,  his  Family,  his  Kingdome,  delivered 
in  twelve  Sermons  before  the  Prince  his  Highnesse 
upon  Psalm  loi.  Very  beautifully  engraved  title-page  by 
R.  Elstracke.  A  brilliant  impression.  8vo,  original  wrap- 
ping vellum.     Lond.  :  Printed  for  Mathew  Loivnes,  1621 

*  Beautiful  copy  ;  indeed,  an  immaculate  one.  Contains  preliminary 
leaf  "  A  "  before  the  title. 

694  Hakluyt  Society.     Voyages  and  Works  of  John  Davis, 

the  Navigator.      Edited  with  Introduction  and  Notes, 
by  Capt.  A.  H.  Markham.    With  the  map  in  separate  cover. 
2  vols.  Svo,  cloth,  uncut.    Lond. :  Hakluyt  Society,  1880 
113 


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695  Hales  (Mr.  John).    Golden  Remains  of  the  Ever  Memor- 

able Mr.  John  Hales,  of  Eton  College.  Beautifully- 
engraved  frontispiece  and  title-page  by  Hollar.  4to, 
sprinkled  calf,  red  edges.    Lond.  :  Tim.  Gartlnvait^  1659 

*  The  title  by  Hollar  is  one  of  the  choicest  examples  of  that  artist's 
genius. 

696  Hall  (John,   of   Cambridge).      Poems.      With  the  scarce 

portrait  of  the  author.^  aged  ig,  by  W.  Marshall  {i?ilaid), 
inserted.  8vo,  morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  by  Murton. 
Cambridge:  Printed  by  Roger  Daniel^  Printer  to  the  Uni- 
versities 1646. 

*  First  Edition.  Fine  copy  from  the  Foote  collection,  with 
bookplate. 

697  Hall  (Jos.,  Bishop  of  Norwich).     Characters  of  Vertues 

and  Vices:  in  two  Bookes.  Ornamental  border  to  title- 
page.     8vo,  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  Melch.  Bradwood^  1608 

*  With  the  preliminary  leaf  "  A." 

Very  rare  in  such  choice  condition.  Warton  says:  "Sensible 
and  lively  moral  essays  which  contain  traces  of  the  satires." 

698  Hall  (Joseph,  Bishop  of  Norwich).    Virgidemiarvm  Sixe 

Bookes.       Firfl   three  Bookes,    Of  Toothleffe   Satyrs. 

I.  Poeticall.      2.  Academicall.      3.  Morall.     8vo,  green 

morocco. 

Lond. :    Printed  by  John  Harifon^  for  Robert  Dexter  ^  1602. 

*  The  first  three  books  of  "  Satyrs  "  first  appeared  in  1597,  the  last 
three  in  159S.  The  above  described  edition  was  probably  prepared 
for  publication  and  perhaps  printed  in  1599,  and  when  the  title-page 
was  altered  in  1602,  the  second  title  was  left  standing  with  the  date 
1599.  The  title  to  the  second  part  is  mended,  but  the  copy  is  a  fine 
one,  some  leaves  having  rough  edges  on  lower  edges. 

699  Hamilton,  Walter.     French  Book  Plates:  a  Handbook 

for  Ex-libris  Collectors.     Illustrated.      12 mo. 

Lond. :  Bell^  1892 

AN  EXTREMELY  RARE  VOLUME. 

700  Hannay   (Patrick).      The   Nightingale,    Sheretine  and 

Mariana,  A  Happy  Husband,    Elegies  on  the  Death  of 
Queen  Anne,  Songs  and  Sonnets.      Engraved  title-page., 
containing    the    author  s  portrait.       8vo,    green    crushed 
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levant  morocco,  dentelle  borders,  gilt  edges,  with 
doublure,  by  W.  Pratt.    Lond.  :  Nathaniel  Butler,  1622 

*  A  book  of  superlative  rarity.  Bernard  Quaritch,  in  describing 
this  copy,  said: 

"  One  of  the  rarest  poetical  volumes  of  the  Jacobean  period.  Only 
eight  other  copies  are  known,  of  which  but  five  are  perfect.  These 
are  the  Bodleian,  the  British  Museum  copy,  Mr.  Huth's,  Mr.  Christie- 
Miller's,  and  one  which  I  had  some  years  ago  and  which  is  now  in 
America.  The  present  copy  is  perfect,  although  the  genuineness  of 
the  title  has  been  questioned,  probably  through  over-skepticism.  It 
seems  indeed  to  be  quite  genuine  as  well  as  in  fine  condition.  The 
two  leaves  of  Music  referred  to  above  are  found  only  in  this  copy  and 
in  Mr.  Huth's." 

Mr.  Lefferts,  however  (and  other  bibliophiles),  say  that  the  engraved 
title  is  not  an  original  impression,  but  that  in  all  probability  it  was 
printed  from  the  original  plate  at  the  end  of  the  i8th  Century.  Mr. 
Lefferts  further  says:  "  The  book  is  of  excessive  rarity  either  with  or 
without  the  engraved  title,  and  especially  so  large  and  fine  a  copy  as 
this.  The  only  public  record  I  have  found  of  a  copy  other  than  this 
is  the  Daniel  copy  (^^96),  where  a  note  states  that  only  three  copies 
are  known.  This,  and  that  copy  are  the  only  ones  I  find  re- 
corded AS  HAVING  THE  TWO  LEAVES  OF  MUSIC. 

There  is  a  long  description  of  the  book  in  the  Huth  catalogue, 
Huth's  copy  coming  from  the  Daniel  collection. 

In  the  present  copy  are  portraits  engraved  by  Passe  of  Lucy,  Coun- 
tess of  Bedford,  Queen  Anne  (Consort  of  James  I.),  and  Charles  I. 
as  Prince  of  Wales.     Also  portrait  of  the  Duchess  of  Richmond. 

701  [Harrington  (James).]    The  Commonwealth  of  Oceana. 

Folio,  calf.  Lond.:  J.  Streater^  1656 

*  First  Edition  of  a  famous  book — which  Hume  declared  to  be 
the  only  perfect  model  of  a  Commonwealth  ever  written. 

702  Harrington  (James).     An  Essay  upon  Two  of  Virgil's 

Eclogues  and  Two  Books  of  his  iEneis.  8vo,  green 
crushed  levant  morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club 
Bindery.  Lond. :  T.  C.  for  Thomas  Brewster,  1658 

*  With  rare  extra  leaf  at  end  containing  stanzas  to  "  Inconstancy  " 
and  "  On  Florella's  Coming  to  be  a  Maid  of  Honor."  Not  in  the 
Huth  or  Corser  collections,  and  unknown  to  Lowndes. 

703  Harrington  (James).  Virgil's  ^neis:  the  Third,  Fourth, 

Fifth  and  Sixth  Books.  Device  on  title.  Svo,  full  olive 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bind- 
ery. Lond. :  J.  Cottrel,  1659 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  choice  copy. 

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704  Harington  (Sir  John).     Epigrams,    both   Pleasant  and 

Seriovs,  written  by  that  All-Worthy  Knight,  Sir  lohn 
Harrington:  and  neuer  before  Printed.  4to,  half  roan. 
Lond.  :  Imprinted  for  John  Budge  and  are  to  be  fold  at  his 
fhoppe  at  the  South  dore  of  Pauls ^  and  at  Britaines  Burfe^ 
1615. 

*  The  above  collection  forms  the  fourth  book  of  the  complete 
edition  issued  in  161 8. 

Tall,  sound  and  clean  copy  of  a  very  rare  book. 

705  [Harington  (Sir  John).]      Ulysses   upon  Ajax,  written 

by  Misodiaboles  to  his  Friend  Philaretes.  Device  on 
title.  8vo,  full  crushed  levant  morocco,  paneled  sides, 
by  Riviere.  Lond.  :  Thomas  Gubbins,  1596 

*  Beautiful  copy  of  this  extremely  rare  little  volume.     First  and 

ONLY  EDITION. 

It  is  really  a  third  part  or  continuation  of  the  "  Metamorphosis  of 
Ajax." 

706  Harington  (Sir  John).       Orlando  Furioso  in   English 

Heroical  Verse.  Beautifully-engraved  title-page  by  Thomas 
Cockson,  and  numerous  copper-plates  engraved  by  Porro  of 
Padua.  Folio,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 
(Colophon:)  I>nprinted  at  London  by  Richard  Field,  1591 

*  First  Edition.  Sound,  tall  and  unwashed  copy.  Lower  right- 
hand  corners  of  some  leaves  stained.  The  engraved  title-page  con- 
tains a  beautiful  portrait  of  the  author  crt.  30. 

This  first  edition  is  very  rare. 

707  Harington  (Sir    John).       Orlando  Furioso.     The  Sec- 

ond Edition.  With  the  engraved  title  by  Cockson,  and  the 
plates  on  copper  {as  in  first  edition).  Folio,  half  crimson 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 
(Colophon  :)  Lond.  :  Richard  Field  for  John  Norton  and 
Simon  Water  son,  1607. 

*  As  rare,  perhaps  rarer,  than  the  first  edition.     Very  fine  copy. 

708  Harington    (Sir  John).      Orlando  Furioso    .    .    .    now 

thirdly  revised  and  amended,  with  the  addition  of  the 
Author's  Epigrams.      The  engraved  title  reversed  and  re- 
engraved,  A  MOST  brilliant  IMPRESSION,  and  the  copper- 
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plates  reto2iched.  Folio,  half  crimson  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond,  :  G.  Miller  for  J.  Parker^  1634 

*  In  the  earliest  issues  of  this  book  the  plate  opposite  signature 
Hh  3  is  printed  upside  down.  This  copy  has  the  plate  in  such  con- 
dition. The  "  Epigrams"  are  included  in  the  present  edition  for  the 
first  time. 

A    VERY    BEAUTIFUL    COPY. 

709  [Harington  (Sir  John).]     The  History  of  Polindor  and 

Flostella.with  other  Poems.  Beautifully-engraved  frontis- 
piece by  J,  Droeshout.  8vo,  full  green  crushed  levant 
morocco,  dull  gold  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.:  Tho.  Roy  croft.,  1651 

*  Small  tear  in  title  neatly  mended,  also  one  corner  of  another  leaf; 
but  withal  a  beautiful  copy. 

710  Harrington  (John).     The  Grecian  Story  and  the  Grove. 

Old  calf.  Lond. :  William  Crook.,  1684 

*  First  Edition.  Has  the  rare  portrait  of  Harrington  sitting 
under  a  tree,  engraved  by  Faithorne,  and  the  frontispiece  to  the 
"Grove"  by  Van  Hove. 

711  Harris  (Joseph).      Love's  a  Lottery  and  a  Woman  the 

Prize,  with  a  New  Masque  Call'd  Love  and  Riches 
Reconcil'd.  4to,  half  brown  levant  morocco,  gilt 
edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond.  :  Daniel  Brown,  1699 

712  Harris  (Joseph).     The  Mistakes;  or,  The  False  Report: 

a  Tragi-Comedy.      4to,  half  green  morocco,  gilt  tops. 

Lond.  :  Jo.  Hind/narsh,  1691 

713  Hawkwood   (Sir  John).     The  Honour  of  the  Taylors; 

or.  The  Famous  and  Renowned  History  of  Sir  John 
Hawkwood,  Knight,  containing  his  many  rare  and 
singular  adventures,  witty  exploits,  etc.,  relating  to 
Love  and  Arms,  with  Verses  and  Songs.  Curious 
engraved  frontispiece  and  cuts.  4to,  half  russia,  uncut. 
Lond.  :  Alexander  Milbourn,  1687 

*  Choice  copy  of  a  rare  and  curious  volume. 

714  Hayward  (James,  Translator).      Eromena;  or.  Love  and 

Revenge,  by  G.  F.  Biondi,  faithfully  Englished.  Device 
on  title.     Folio,  original  calf,  rebacked. 

Lond.  :  Richard  Badger  for  Robert  Allot.,  1632 

*  Dedicated  to  Frances,  Duchess  of  Richmond  and  Lenox.  Very 
fine  copy  of  this  interesting  romance,  of  which  this  is  the  first  trans- 
lation into  English. 

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715  Hayward  (Sir  John).     The  Life  and  Raigne  of  Edward 

the  Sixt.  Fine  impression  of  the  engraved  title-page  by 
Vaughan,  containing  portrait  of  the  King;  also  portrait  of 
the  Author  by  Pass.      410,  original  vellum. 

Lond.  :  John  Partridge,  1630 

*  Choice  copy.  Second  issue  of  first  edition,  containing  corrections 
and  reprinted  leaves. 

716  The  same.     First  Issue  of  the  First  Edition. 

4to,  calf,  gilt.  Ibid. 

*  Bound  up  with  the  above  is  "The  First  Part  of  the  Life  and 
Raigne  of  King  Henrie  the  IIII  extending  to  the  end  of  the  First 
Year  of  his  raigne  "  by  the  same  author,  and  printed  at  London  by 
John  Wolfe  in  1599.     Both  works  are  in  fine  condition. 

717  Hazlitt  (W.  C.)     Manual  for  the  Collector  and  Amateur 

of  Old  English  Plays.      4to,  boards. 

Lond.  :  Pickering,  1892 

718  Hemmings  (William).      The   Eunuch:  a  Tragedy,  as  it 

hath  been  Acted  with  great  applause.     4to,  half  calf. 

Lond.  :  Randal  Taylor,  1687 

719  Hemings   (William).       The   Fatal   Contract:    a  French 

Tragedy.     4to,  half  green  morocco. 

Lond. :  Andrew  Pennyciiicke,  1654 

*  With  interesting  MS.  note  relating  to  the  book  by  Brinsley  Nich- 
olson. 

720  Henry  (Prince  of  Wales).     Three  Elegies  on  the  most 

lamented  Death  of  Prince  Henrie.  The  First  written 
by  Cyril  Tourneur;  The  Second  written  by  John  Web- 
ster; The  Third  written  by  Tho.  Heywood.  4to, 
3  parts  in  i  vol.,  old  boards. 

Lond.:  Printed  for  William  Welbie,  1613 

*  First  Edition. 

The  above  title  is  set  out  in  white  letters  on  a  black  ground.  The 
reverse  is  printed  in  solid  black,  as  are  also  twenty-one  other  pages 
through  the  three  poems,  marks  of  deep  mourning  for  the  respected 
Prince. 

The  volume  is  very  rare,  and  seldom  found  in  this  collected  form 
with  the  above  title,  as  each  of  the  Poems  is  really  a  complete  book 
in  itself. 

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The  Lefferts  Collection 

721  Herbert  (George).       Herbert's    Remains;    or,    Sundry 

Pieces  of  that  Sweet  Singer  of  the  Temple,  Mr.  George 
Herbert.  i2mo,  straight-grained  levant  morocco,  gilt 
edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond. :  Timothy  Garthwait^  1652 

*  First  Edition.     An  unusually  tall  copy. 

This  volume  contains  the  second  title,  "A  Priest  to  the  Temple," 
which  is  not  found  in  all  copies.  Bound  in  with  this  copy  is  Jacula 
Prudentum,  or  Outlandish  Proverbs,  1651. 

722  Herbert  (George).     A  Priest  to   the   Temple;  or,  The 

Country  Parson,  his  Character  and  Rule  of  Holy  Life. 
The  Second  Edition,  with  a  new  Preface  by  B.  0.(/.^. , 
Barnabas  Oley).  8vo,  green  straight-grained  morocco, 
gilt  edges.  Lond.  :  T.  Roycroft,  167 1 

*  Fine  copy,  with  leaf  of  imprimatur  preceding  title. 

723  Herbert  (George).     A  Priest   to  the   Temple;  or,  The 

Country  Parson,  his  Character  and  Rule  of  Holy  Life. 
Engraved port7-ait  inlaid  and  inserted.  i2mo,  brown  calf 
gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Lond.  :  T.  R.  for  Benj.  Tooke,  1675 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  third  impression. 

724  Herbert  (George).     The   Temple:   Sacred    Poems  and 

Private  Ejaculations.  Border  to  and  device  on  title-page. 
i2mo,  half  green  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges, 
by  Stikeman.  Cambridge:  Roger  Daniel^  1641 

*  The  Sixth  Edition.  Bound  up  is  a  fine  copy  of  a  scarce  volume, 
"  The  Synagogue;  or,  The  Shadow  of  the  Temple,"  London,  1647, 
by  Christopher  Harvey.  It  is  the  Second  Edition,  corrected  and  en- 
larged. 

725  Herbert  (George).     The  Temple:   Sacred    Poems  and 

Private  Ejaculations.  Border  to  title-page.  i2mo,  crim- 
son  crushed  levant  morocco,  rough  gilt  edges  (some 

margins  mended),  by  F.  Bedford. 

Cambridge:  T.  Buck,  1633 

*  The  Second  published  edition,  issued  the  same  year  as  the  First. 

726  Herbert  (George).      The  Temple:  Sacred  Poems  and 

Private     Ejaculations.      Border    to    title-page.      i2mo, 

sprinkled  calf,  gilt  edges,  by  Pratt. 

Cambridge:  T.  Buck,  1635 

*  The  Fourth  Edition.     Fine  copy. 

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727  Herrick  (Robert).      Hesperides;  or,   The  Works  both 

Humane  and  Divine.  Device  of  crown  on  title,  also  the 
finely  engraved  portrait  by  Marshall.  Thick  8vo,  original 
SHEEP,  in  morocco  slip  case.   Lond.  :  Joh)i  Williams,  1648 

*  First  Edition. 

A  truly  magnificent  copy  of  this  rare  book,  perhaps  the  finest 

COPY  KNOWN. 

728  Hervey  (Lord).      Memoirs  of  the  Reign  of   George  II. 

Portrait.  2  vols.  8vo,  half  crimson  levant  morocco, 
gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  Alfred  Matthews 

Lond. :  John  Murray,  1848 

*  Fine  copy  of  these  scarce  and  readable  memoirs. 

729  Heyrick  (Thomas).      Miscellany  Poems.     Device  on  title. 

4to,  old  calf. 

Cambridge:  Printed  by  John  Hayes  for  the  Author, i6()i. 

*  Fine  tall  copy  in  the  original  binding. 

730  Heywood  (John).     Woorkes.     A  dialogue  conteynying 

the  number  of  the  effectuall  prouerbes  in  the  Englilhe 
tounge,  compact  in  a  matter  concernynge  two  maner 
of  maryages.  With  one  hundred  of  Epigrammes:  and 
three  hundred  of  Epigrammes  vpon  three  hundred 
prouerbes:  and  a  fifth  hundred  of  Epigrams.  Wher- 
vnto  are  now  newly  added  a  fyxt  hundred  of  Epigrams 
by  the  fayde  John  Heywood.  Full-length  portrait  of  the 
author.  4to,  full  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt 
edges,  in  slip  case,  by  Stikeman.  Londini:  Anno 
chrifti,  1562.  (Colophon:)  Imprinted  At  London  in  Fleete- 
ftrete  by  Thomas  Poivell.      Cum  priuilegio. 

*  First  Edition.  Some  leaves  are  mended,  but  a  good  copy  of 
an  exceedingly  rare  book.  It  was  apparently  never  seen  by  Herbert, 
as  he  merely  gives  the  title  and  refers  to  a  later  edition  for  a  full  de- 
scription. The  author  had  previously  printed  an  extremely  curious 
book  called  "  The  Spider  and  the  Flie,"  but  that  is  not  so  rare  as  this 
First  Edition  of  the  Epigrams. 

"  In  the  Censuria  Literaria  Mr.  Haslewood  mentions  that  he  was 
unable  to  get  a  sight  of  this  edition." — Ellis. 
Adee's  copy  sold  for  $225.00. 
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731  Heywood  (Thomas).     An  Apology  for  Actors:  their  An- 

tiquity, Ancient  Dignity,  and  True  Use  of  their  Qual- 
ity. 4to,  olive  morocco  extra,  paneled  sides,  gilt  edges, 
by  Riviere.  Lond. :  Nicholas  Okes^  16 12 

*  Very  fine  copy  of  an  excessively  rare  work. 

732  Heywood  (Thomas).   A  Challenge  for  Beautie.    4to,  half 

blue  levant  morocco,  gilt  top.  Lond.  -.R.  Razvorth,  1636 

*  First  Edition. 

733  Heywood  (Thomas),    Dramatic  Works.   With  Notes  and 

Memoir.  6  vols.  8vo,  half  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by 
Alfred  Matthews.  Lond.  :  Pearson,  1873 

*  Large  Paper.     The  first  collected  edition. 

734  Heywood  (Thomas).      England's  Elizabeth:  her  Life  and 

Troubles  during  her  Minoritie,  from  the  Cradle  to  the 
Crowne.  Historically  laid  open  and  interwoven  with 
such  eminent  passages  of  State  as  happened  under  the 
Reigne  of  Henry  the  Eight,  Edward  the  Sixt,  Queen 
Mary;  all  of  them  aptly  introducing  to  the  Present 
Relation.  Engraved  title-page  containing  a  portrait  of  the 
Quee?i,  engraved  by  Martin  Droeshout.  i2mo,  full  blue 
levant  morocco.  Lond.  :  John  Beale,  1631 

735  Heywood  (Thomas).    The  Exemplary  Lives  and  Memor- 

able Acts  of  Nine  the  Most  Worthy  Women  of  the 
World:  three  Jewes,  three  Gentiles,  three  Christians. 
With  the  rare  folding  engraved  portrait  of  Henrietta  Maria, 
and  choice  impressions  of  the  other  engravings,  including 
Queen  Elizabeth.     4to,  brown  morocco. 

Lond.  :  Thomas  Cotes,  1640 

*  The  Grisvvold  copy,  with  arms  on  side.  Corner  of  one  prelimi- 
nary leaf  torn  off,  but  a  better  copy  than  is  usually  found  of  this  scarce 
book. 

736  Heywood  (Thomas).     A  Funerall  Elegie  upon  the  death 

of  the  late  most  hopefull  and  illustrious  Prince,  Henry, 
Prince  of  Wales.  Several  pages  printed  in  solid  black.  4to, 
morocco,  gilt  edges.  Lond.  :    William  Welbie,  16 13 

*  Small  piece  torn  from  title,  but  fine  copy.  For  another  form  of 
this  poem  see  under  Henry  (Prince)  in  this  catalogue. 

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737  Heywood  (Thomas).     The  Golden  Age;  or,  The  Lives 

of  Jupiter  and  Saturne.  Device  on  title.  4to,  half  mo- 
rocco. Lond.  :    William  Barrenger^   1611 

*  Mitford's  copy,  with  autograph.   First  Edition,  and  of  extreme 
rarity. 

738  Heywood    (Thomas).     The    Hierarchic    of    the    Blessed 

Angels,  their  names,  orders  and  offices.  The  Fall  of 
Lucifer  with  his  angels.  Beautifully-engraved  title-page 
by  Cedll,  and  full-page  efigravings  by  Payne.  Folio,  half 
crimson  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bind- 
ery. Lond.:  Adam  Islip^  1635 
*Fine  copy.    Contains  the  famous  allusion  to  the  Elizabethan  poets: 

Mellifluous  Shake-fpeare,  whofe  inchanting  Quill 

Commanded  Mirth  or  Paffion,  was  but  Will. 

And  idiVsxoM's,  fohnfon,  though  his  learned  Pen 

Be  dipt  in  Caftaly,  is  flill  but  Ben. 

Fletcher  and  Webster,  of  that  learned  packe 

None  of  the  mean'fl,  yet  neither  was  but  lacke. 

Deckers  but  To7n,  nor  May,  nor  Middleton. 

And  hee  's  now  but  lacke  Foord,  that  once  were  lohn. 

739  Heywood  (Thomas)  and  Brome  (Richard).     The  Late 

Lancashire  Witches:  a  well  received  Comedy.  4to, 
green  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

*  First  Edition.     Fine  copy.  Lond.  :  T.  Harper,  1634 

740  [Heywood  (Thomas).]     The   Life   of  Merlin,    sirnamed 

Ambrosius,  his  Prophesies  and  Predictions  Interpreted 
and  their  Truth  made  good.  Engraved  frontispiece  on 
copper  by  Hollar.      4to,  old  calf.       Lond.  :  J.  Okes,  1641 

*  First  Edition  of  this  scarce  and  curious  work. 

741  Heywood  (Thomas).     Love's  Mistresse;  or,  the  Oueenes 

Masque.      4to,  half  maroon  morocco. 

*  Second  edition.  Lond.  :  John  Raivorth,  1640 

742  Heywood  (Thomas).     Pleasant  Dialogues  and  Drammas, 

selected  out  of  Lucian  Erasmus  Textor,  Ovid,  etc.  .  .  . 
also  Certaine  Elegies,  Epitaphs,  or  Epithalamions,  or 
Nuptiall  Songs.     8vo,  russia,  red  edges. 

Lond.:  R.  O.  for  R.  H.,  1637 

*  First  Edition.     One  leaf  torn,  but,  on  the  whole,  a  good  copy. 
lias  autograph  of  the  Rev.  John  Mitford. 

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743  Heywood  (Thomas).    Philocothonista;  or,  The  Drunkard, 

Opened,  Dissected,  and  Anatomized.  Fine  woodcut  of 
animals  in  various  stages  of  drunkenness,  4to,  full  red 
morocco,  by  Murton.  Lond.  :  Printed  by  Fobert  Ro- 
worth,  and  are  to  be  sold  at  his  house  neere  the  White-Hart 
Taverne  in  Smithfield,  1635. 

*  Choice  copy  of  a  curious  and  entertaining  book.  Some  of  the 
stories  of  foolish  things  done  by  various  drunkards  are  highly  amusing. 
Rare  in  such  fine  shape. 

744  Heywood  (Thomas).   Troia  Britanica;  or,  Great  Britaines 

Troy:  a  Poem  Deuided  into  XVII.  feuerall  Cantons, 
intermixed  with  many  pleafant  Poeticall  Tales.  Con- 
cluding with  an  Vniuerfall  Chronicle  from  the  Creation, 
vntill  thefe  prefent  Times.  Large  device  on  title.  Folio, 
maroon  levant  morocco,  gilt  over  red  edges,  by  C. 
MuRTON.  Lond.:  Printed  by  W.J aggard,  1609 

*  Tall,  fine  and  sound  copy.  This  is  the  only  edition.  In  his  ad- 
dress to  Okes,  the  printer  of  the  "Apology  for  Actors,"  1612,  Heywood 
complains  of  the  many  errors  in  the  printing  of  this  volume,  and  that 
Jaggard  refused  to  publish  a  list  of  errata.  He  also  complained  that 
Jaggard  inserted  the  epistles  of  Helen  to  Paris  and  Paris  to  Helen, 
which  appear  in  this  volume  for  the  first  time,  in  his  third  edition  of 
the  "  Passionate  Pilgrim  "  of  1612,  and  thus  conveyed  the  impres- 
sion that  he  had  "  borrowed  "  from  Shakespeare. 

745  [Heywood  (Thomas).]    The  Two  most  worthy  and  nota- 

ble Histories  which  remaine  unmained  to  Posterity, 
viz.  :  The  Conspiracie  of  Cateline  and  the  Warre  which 
Jugurth  maintained  against  the  same  state,  both  by 
C.  C.  Salustius.  Device  on  title-page.  Folio,  orig.  vellum. 
*An  extraordinarily  fine  copy.         Lond.  :  John  Jdggard,  1608 

746  Heywood  (Thomas).     The  Wise  Woman  of  Hogsdon:  a 

Comedie.  Device  on  title.  2to,  sprinkled  calf  gilt,  gilt 
edges.  Lond.  :  Henry  Shephard,  1638 

*  Very  rare.     Title  and  few  corners  mended,  but  a  good  copy. 
Autograph  note  on  fly-leaf:    "  Only  edition.   Br.  Nicholson,  M.D." 

747  Heywood  (Thomas).    A  Woman  Kilde  with  Kindness,  as 

it  hath  beene  oftentimes  Acted  by  the  Queenes  Maiest. 
Servants.  Device  on  title-page.  4to,  crimson  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  Murton.       Lond.  :  Isaac  Jaggard.,  161 7 

*  A  play  of  exceeding  scarcity.  No  copy  of  the  second  edition  is 
known,  and  the  first  is  of  the  utmost  rarity.     Good  copy. 

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748  HiGGONS   (Bevill).     The  Generous  Conqueror;  or,  The 

Timely  Discovery:  a  Tragedy.    4to,  half  olive  morocco. 

Lonci.  :  S.  Briscoe,  1702 

749  HiLDEBURN    (Charles  R.)     Sketches    of    Printers    and 

Printing  in  Colonial  New  York.  Portrait  of  fames 
Rivington  on  Japan  paper,  and  facsimiles  of  title-pages. 
i2mo,  boards,  uncut.    N.  Y.  {Dodd,  Mead  &•  Co.),  1895 

*  No.  ir  of  375  copies  printed  from  type  on  Holland  hand-made 
paper  at  the  De  Vinne  Press. 

750  Hogarth  (William).     Anecdotes  of,  written  by  himself. 

With  Essays  on  his  Life  and  Genius,  etc.,  selected  from 
Walpole,  Lamb,  J.  Ireland,  and  others.  Numerous  en- 
gravings. Crown  8vo,  half  purple  morocco,  gilt  tops, 
UNCUT.  Lond. :  /.  B.  Nichols,  1833 

751  Hogarth    Moralized,     A    Complete   Edition  of  all  the 

most  capital  and  admired  Works  of  William  Hogarth, 
with  Explanations  by  Dr,  Trusler.  Numerous  plates  en- 
graved on  India  paper  especially  for  this  edition.  Crown 
8vo,  half  dark-green  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

Lond.  :  John  Major,  1831 

*  Major's  beautiful  edition;  now  very  scarce. 

752  Holyday  (Barten).     Texnoramia;  or.  The  Marriages  of 

the  Arts:  a  Comedie.     410,  original  vellum. 

Lond.  :    Willam  Stansby  for  John  Parker,  1618 

*  This  curious  play  contains,  among  many  quaint  references,  an 
interesting  notice  of  tobacco.  "  Phlegmatico  "  (one  of  the  principal 
characters)  "  enters  habited  in  a  plain  russet  suit,  on  the  back  whereof 
was  expressed  one  filling  a  pipe  of  tobacco;  his  hat  beset  round  with 
tobacco  pipes,  with  a  can  of  drink  hanging  at  his  girdle,"  exclaiming, 
"  'Fore  love,  most  meteorological  tobacco  !  pure  Indian  !  not  a  jot 
sophisticated;  a  tobacco  pipe  is  the  chimney  of  perpetual  hospitality. 
'Fore  love,  most  metropolitan  tobacco  !"  And  then  breaks  out  very 
unphlegmatically  into  a  jovial  song  in  praise  of  the  plant. 

753  Holiday  (Barten),      Texnoramia;  or.  The  Marriages  of 

the  Arts:  a  Comedy.  4to,  half  brown  morocco,  by  the 
Club  Bindery.  Lond.:  John  Haviland,  1630 

*  Large  Paper  copy,  and  of  exceeding  rarity  in  such  state. 

754  Hollar  (Wenceslaus).      Danse  des  Morts.      A  series  of 

Thirty  Engravings,  after  Holbein,  within  borders.  Most 
brilliant  impressions.      Extra  calf,  gilt  edges.    Paris,  165 1 

*  The  excessively  rare  original  edition  of  Hollar's  Dance  of  Death. 

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755  Hollar  (Wenceslaus).      The  Severall  Habits  of  English 

Women  from  the  Nobilite  to  the  Contry  Woman  as 
they  are  in  these  times.  Portrait  engraved  by  hi/nself, 
second  state,  but  before  any  letters,  and  27  most  exquisite 
etchings  on  copper,  mounted  on  thick  paper.  410,  citron 
levant  morccco,  gilt  edges.  Lond.   1640 

*  Beautiful  original  impressions  of  the  famous  "  Ornatus  Muliebris 
Anglicanus." 

756  Homer.      Speculum   Heroicum.      Principis  omnium  tem- 

porum  Poetarum  Homeri  (Iliados)  chacque  livre  redige 
en  argument  Poetique  par  le  Sieur  I.  Hillaire  de  la 
Riviere.  Portrait  of  the  translator  and  beautiful  engrav- 
ings by  Crispin  de  Passe.     Small  4to,  calf,  gilt  edges. 

Trajecti-Bat.  1612 

757  Homer.    The  Hymns — The  Batrachomyomachia  and  two 

original  Poetical  Hymns  by  George  Chapman,  with 
Introductory  Preface  by  S.  W.  Singer.  Portrait  of 
Chapman  engraved  by  Swaine.      i2mo,  boards,  uncut. 

*  Only  250  copies  printed.  Chiswick  :  C   Whittingham,\Z\Z 

758  Hopkins  (Charles).     Boadicea,  Queen  of  Britain  :  a  Tra- 

gedy. 4to,  half  green  morocco.  Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,\6()-] 

759  Hopkins    (Charles).      Friendship    Improv'd;    or,    The 

Female  Warriour:  a  Tragedy.      4to,  half  morocco. 

Lond.:  Jacob  Tonson,  1700 

760  [Hopkins  (Charles).]     Neglected  Virtue;  or,  The  Un- 

happy Conquerour:  a  Play.  4to,  half  red  morocco. 
(2)  Lond.  :  If.  Rhodes,  1696 

761  Hopkins,    Charles.     Pyrrhus,    King  of  Epirus:  a   Tra- 

gedy.     4to,  half  calf.  Lond.  :  S.  Briscoe,  1695 

762  Horace.     The  Lyrick  Poet:  Odes  and  Satyres  translated 

out  of  Horace  into  English  Verse.  By  J.  S.  Engraved 
frontispiece.  8vo,  mottled  calf  extra,  bottom  edges 
UNCUT.  Lond. :  Printed  by  Henry  Hills,  being  over-against 
St.    Thomas  Hospital,  in  Southwark,  1649. 

*  First  Edition.  This  is  a  very  rare  volume  by  John  Smith. 
The  British  Museum  copy  does  not  contain  the  engraved  title,  and 
there  was  not  one  in  the  Bibliotheca  Anglo-Poetica.  Lowndes  only 
mentions  Mr.  Bindley's,  and  Mr.  Hazlitt  says:  "  This  work  has  one 
singularity  about  it,  that  the  most  part  of  the  Odes,  etc.,  translated, 
have  each  a  separate  inscription  before  them  to  some  person  of  dis- 
tinction." 

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763  Horace,     Quinti  Horatii  Flacci  Opera.      Pine's  Beauti- 

ful Edition.  Finely  engraved  throughout^  and  illustrated 
with  many  very  beautiful  vignettes,  brilliant  impressions. 
2  vols.  8vo,  full  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  den- 
telle  borders,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  Stikeman,  in  slip 
case.  Londini:  Johannes  Fine,  1733-37 

*  First  Edition,  with  the  rare  "  Post  Est"  cancelled  leaf.  An 
uncut  copy  of  this  work  is  of  great  scarcity.  In  this  copy  the  orig- 
inal ornamented  paper  covers  are  bound  in.  The  whole  of  the  text  is 
engraved  upon  plates  and  accompanied  by  numerous  beautiful  vig- 
nettes. The  superiority  of  the  impressions  of  this  first  issue  over 
those  in  the  later  edition  is  very  marked.  On  page  loS  of  Vol.  II. 
the  engraver  has  inscribed  upon  the  medal  of  Ctesar  the  words  Post, 
est,  which  in  the  second  and  later  impressions  of  the  first  editions  are 
altered  to  Potest. 

764  Horace.      The  Works  of  Quintus  Horatius  Flaccus,  with 

Life  by  the  Rev.  H.  H.  Milman.  Illustrated  chiefly 
from  the  remains  of  ancient  art,  colored  borders  to  each  page. 
Thick  8vo,  full  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  blind 
and  gold  tooled,  by  Alfred  Matthews,  in  chamois- 
lined  slip  case.  Lond.  :  John  Murray,  1849 

*  Very  fine  copy,  having  the  original  ornamental  covers  bound  in. 

765  HoRE  diue  virginis  Marie  fcd'm   verum  vfum   Romanum 

cum  aliis  multis  folio  fequenti  notatis :  characteribus  fuis 
diligentius  impreffe  per  Thielmanu  Keruer.  In  Fine 
[verso  io\.  104]:  Finit  officiu  beate  marie  vginis  fcd'm 
vfuqz  Romanu  cu  miffa  eiufde:  &  fepte  pfalmis  penite- 
tialibq:  cu  officio  mortuoru,  fete  crucis  &  fcti  fpus :  vna 
cu  horis  conceptionis  beate  marie  virgis:  atqz  fete  bar- 
bare:  necno  oratiSibus  fcti  Gregorii,  &  alioru  fctoru 
fuffragiis.  Impffu  Parifiis  Anno  dfii  Millefimo  quin- 
getefimoquinto.  xi.  kalendas  Mali.  Opera  Thielmani 
Keruer.  Venaleqz  eil  fupra  ponte  fcti  Michaelis  in 
interfignio.  Vnicornis.  ®Otl)ic  black  letter.  Elegantly 
printed  in  red  and  black  within  ornamental  woodcut  borders, 
on  103  LEAVES  OF  PURE  VELLUM,  with  IQ  full-page  wood- 
cuts, and  J 4  of  miniature  size,  all  the  capitals  rubricated  and 
gilt.     8vo,  original  vellum,  in  brown  morocco  case. 

*  This  is  an  unusually  beautiful  and  interesting  specimen  of  the 
Parisian  Horse,  being  in  contemporaneous  binding  and  with  all  the 

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engravings  free  from  color.  To  find  a  copy  in  such  perfect  condi- 
tion is  a  great  rarity,  inasmuch  as  the  majority  of  the  books  of  this 
class  were  colored  by  hand  so  as  to  make  them  resemble,  as  closely  as 
possible,  the  manuscript  missals  of  the  time.  Where  this  work  was 
performed  by  skillful  artists  it  added  to  the  brilliant  appearance  of  the 
volume.  But  as  a  rule  the  colorists  were  inferior,  at  this  period,  to 
the  engravers,  and  the  strong,  spirited  woodcuts,  in  their  original 
state,  will  always  present  superior  attractions  to  book-lovers. 

766  Hours.      Les  Presentes  Heures  a  I'usaige  de  Rome  .  .  . 

Nouuellemet  imprimees  a  Paris,  avec  plusieurs  belles 
hystoires,  tant  au  Kalendier  aux  Heures  Nostre  Dame, 
aux  Heures  de  la  Croix,  aux  Heures  du  Sainct  Esperit, 
aux  Sept  pseaulmes,  qui  aux  Vigiles.  Beautiful  engrav- 
ings on  tvood,  printed  in  a  very  large  (Sotl]ic  biiTck  letter, 
rubricated  throughout.     8vo,  embroidered  silk   binding. 

Paris:    T/iiehnan  Kerver,  1546 

*  Kerver's  device  on  title  and  repeated  twice  in  the  book.  The  col- 
ophon is  dated  1543.     Very  fine  specimen,  the  woodcuts  uncolored. 

767  Hours.    Horae  intemerate  Virginis  Marie  Secundum  usum 

Romanum,  cum  pluribus  orationibus  tam  in  Gallico  et 
in  Latino.  Printed  upon  vellum  in  a  (Sotl)ic  black 
letter,  with  Kerver's  device  on  title,  woodcut  borders  to 
every  page  atid  very  beautiful  large  wood  engravings.  8vo, 
black  crushed  levant  morocco,  blind-tooled,  vellum  end 
leaves,  gilt  edges,  by  Lortic,  in  slip  case. 

Paris:    Thielman  Kerver,  1502 

*  A  TRULY  MAGNIFICENT  SPECIMEN  of  a  printed  Hours.  The  large 
and  small  initials  have  been  illuminated  in  gold  and  colors,  but  the 
beautiful  wood  engravings  and  borders  are  in  their  pristine  state 
UNTOUCHED  BY  THE  ILLUMINATOR.  It  is  very  rare  to  find  a  Book  of 
Hours  in  this  condition,  most  having  been  illuminated  in  imitation 
of  manuscripts, 

768  Howard  (Edward),     The  British  Princess:  an  Heroick 

Poem.      8vo,  original  sheep. 

Lond.  :    T.  JV.  for  H.  Herringman,  1669 

*  First  Edition. 

769  [Howard    (Edward).]     The  Six  Days   Adventure;    or, 

The  New  Utopia:  a  Comedy.  4to,  half  green  mo- 
rocco. Lond.:  Tho.  Dring,  167 1 

*  First  Edition.  Commendatory  verses  by  Mrs.  Behn,  Ravens- 
croft  and  others. 

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770  Howard    (Edward),     The   Usurper:   a   Tragedy.     4to, 

half  morocco,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond. :  H.  Herringman,  1668 

*  Aimed,  it  is  supposed,  against  the  memory  of  Oliver  Cromwell. 

771  Howard  (Edward).     The  Women's  Conquest:  a  Tragi- 

comedy.     4to,  half  red  morocco. 

Lond.  :  H.  Herringman^   167 1 

*  This  play  was  acted  six  times  at  the  Duke's  Theatre.  The  pro- 
logue was  supposed  to  be  spoken  by  Ben  Jonson's  ghost. 

772  Howard  (Henry,  Earl  of  Surrey).    Songes  And  Sonnettes 

written  by  the  right  honorable  Lord  Henry  Haward 
late  Earle  of  Surrey,  and  others.  Apud  Richardum  Tot- 
tell,  1567.  Cum  priuilegio.  ^3lack  £cltcr.  8vo,  brown 
morocco  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Bedford. 

[Colophon]  Imprinted  at  London  in  Fletestrete  zvithin 
Temple  bar  re  at  the  fig  ne  of  the  hand  and  /tare,  by  Richard 
Tottell.     Anno  x^d^.      Cum  priuilegio. 

*  Title  and  some  leaves  mended  and  restored,  also  some  corners 
mended,  but  beyond  this  in  magnificent  condition.  A  WORK  OF 
EXCESSIVE  RARITY,  INDEED  ONE  OF  THE  VERY 
RAREST  VOLUMES  IN  THE  ENGLISH  LANGUAGE.  No 
edition  so  early  as  the  above  has  ever  been  sold  in  this  country,  the 
nearest  approach  to  it  being  Adee's  copy  of  the  1585  edition,  which, 
at  his  sale  in  1895,  sold  for$i, 680.00.  The  present  is  the  fifth  edition, 
and  as  pointed  out  by  Mr.  Lefferts:  "This  is  probably  the  earliest 
edition  of  the  book  that  is  procurable  at  any  price." 

Of   THE    WHOLE    FOUR    PREVIOUS     EDITIONS    BUT    FOUR    PERFECT 

COPIES  AND  A  FRAGMENT  ARE  KNOWN.  Of  this  edition  the  Only 
other  copy  seems  to  be  that  in  the  Spencer-Rylands  collection. 

The  Grolier  Club  "Collations  and  Notes,"  describing  this  copy, 
says: 

"  The  present  is  the  fifth  edition.  It  agrees  in  its  contents  with 
the  second  edition  of  1557,  and  is  said  to  be  the  most  correct  of  the 
early  editions. 

Of  the  two  hundred  and  eighty  poems  included  in  the  collection, 
forty  were  contributed  by  Lord  Henry  Howard,  who  was  not  actually 
Earl  of  Surrey,  but  only  so  called  by  courtesy.  The  largest  and  most 
important  contribution  was  that  of  Sir  Thomas  Wyatt  (1503-1542), 
from  whose  works  ninety-six  poems  were  selected.  Nicholas  Grimald 
(1519-1562),  as  already  stated,  originally  contributed  forty  poems, 
thirty  of  which  were  subsequently  dropped.  Of  the  one  hundred  and 
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thirty-four  poems  by  'Vncertaiue  Auctours,'  two  have  been  identi- 
fied as  by  Thomas,  Lord  Vaux,  one  by  John  Heywood,  and  one  by 
Edward  Somerset.  The  rest  still  remain  unidentified,  although  it  is 
reasonably  certain  that  Thomas  Churchyard  and  Sir  Thomas  Bryan 
were  among  the  authors. 

Lord  Henry  Howard  was  the  author  of  the  first  written  blank 
verse  in  the  English  language,  the  translation  of  the  second  and 
fourth  books  of  Virgil's  yEneid.  He  was  preceded  in  print,  however, 
by  Grimald,who  contributed  some  blank  verse  to  the  present  miscellany, 
published  a  few  weeks  earlier." 

773  Howard  (James).    All  Mistaken  ;  or,  The  Mad  Couple:  a 

Comedy.    4to,  half  red  morocco.    Lond.  H.  Briigts,  i6']2 

*  First  Edition.     Nell  Gwyn  acted  in  this  play. 

774  Howard  (James).     The   English    Monsieur:  a   Comedy. 

4to,  half  calf.  Lond,:  If.  Bruges,  1674 

*  Pepys  was  delighted  with  the  performance  of  Nell  Gwyn, 
"  Little  Nelly,"  in  this  play. 

775  Howard  (J.  J.,  Translator).   The  Metamorphoses  of  Ovid 

in  English  Blank  Verse.      Frontispieces  and  vignettes  en- 
graved by  Scriven  (spotted).      2  vols.  8vo,  half  calf,  gilt. 
Lond,:  Printed  for  the  Author,  1807 

776  Howard  (Sir   Robert).       Dramatic    Works.       Portrait. 

i2mo,  calf.  Lond.:    Tonson.,  1722 

777  Howard  (Sir  Robert).    Five  New  Plays.    Fine  engraved 

portrait  by  White.      Folio,  half  crimson  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

*  Rare  with  the  portrait.    Lond.  :  Henry  Herri?igman,  1692 

778  Howard    (Sir  Robert).     Four  New  Plays.     Folio,  half 

morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :   Henry  Herringman,  1665 

*  Fine  copy,     First  Edition, 

779  Howard  (Sir  Robert).     The  Great   Favourite;  or.  The 

Duke   of   Lerma.     4to,    half  crushed  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.      Lond.  :  H.  Herringman.,  1668 

*  First  Edition.     See  Pepys'  Diary,  Feb.  20,  1667-8. 

780  Howard    (Sir   Robert).      Poems,  viz.,  A  Panegyrick  to 

the   King,   Songs    and    Sonnets,    The    Blind    Lady    a 
Comedy,  etc.,  etc.      8vo,  original  sheep. 

Lond.  :  Henry  Herringman,  1660 

*  Choice  copy  of  the  First  Edition.  Prefixed  is  a  commendatory 
Poem  of  five  pages  by  John  Dryden. 

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781  Home  (John).     Dramatic  Works,      i2mo,  full  green  mo- 

rocco, gilt  edges.  Lond, :  A.  Millar,  1760 

782  [Howell  (James).]    The  Nuptialls  of  Peleus  and  Thetis, 

consisting  of  a  Mask  and  a  Comedy,  or  the  Great 
Royall  Ball,  acted  lately  in  Paris  six  times  by  the  King 
in  Person,  and  other  noblemen.  4to,  half  brown  mo- 
rocco. Lond.  :  Henry  Herringman,  1654 

*  The  second  title  is  cut  into. 

783  [Hoy   (Thos.).]     Two   Essays.     The  former  Ovid,  The 

Art  of  Love,  the  first  book,  the  later  Hero  and  Lean- 
der  of  Musccus  from  the  Greek,  by  a  well  wisher  to 
the  Mathematicks.     4to,  calf,  gilt. 

Lond.:    T.  James,  for  Richard  Northcott^  1682 

*  Fine  copy.    Some  old  writing  on  title-page. 

784  Huntington.      Divertisement;  or,  An  Enterlude  for  the 

Generall  Entertainment  at  the  County-Feast,  held  at 
Merchant  Taylors'  Hall,  June  20,  1678.  4to,  half 
morocco.  Lond.:  J.  Bennet,  1678 

*  Title-page  soiled. 


785  WNGOLDSBY   LEGENDS;  or,  Mirth  and  Marvels, 
\      by  Thomas  Ingoldsby,  Esq.    (Rev.  F.  H.  Barham). 

Engraved  plates  by  Leech  a?id  Cruikshank,     3  vols.  8vo, 
full  polished  calf  gilt,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  Tout. 

Lond.  :  Bentley,  1848-47 

*  Fine  set.     Early  edition  of  this  famous  work,  with  fine  original 
impressions  of  the  engravings. 

786  Ireland  (Alexander).      The  Book-Lover's  Enchiridion. 

Three  illustrations.     Thick   post   8vo,  half  leather,   gilt 
tops.  Bost. :  Houghton,  Mifflin  ^^  Co.,  1883 

*  Third  and  enlarged  edition. 

787  Irving    (Washington).       Copies   of    his    Official    Corre- 

spondence   while    at    the    Court    of    St.   James.     The 
original  manuscript.      84  pp.,  4to,  unbound. 

*  Dated  from  June  22d  to  September  ist,  1831.    The  MSS.  occupy 
84  pages. 

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788  lACKSON  AND  CHATTO.     Treatise  on  Wood  En- 
^J      graving,  Historical  and  Practical.      With  joo  illus- 
trations on  wood.     Thick  imp,  8vo,  half  morocco,   gilt 
top.  Lond.  :   Charles  Knight^  1839 

*  First  Edition.  Inserted  is  the  "  Third  Preface  "  a  pamphlet 
written  by  Chatto  after  his  quarrel  with  Jackson.  This  is  very  scarce, 
and  is  a  presentation  copy  from  the  author. 

789  Jacobean    Drama.     The   Weakest   Goeth   to  the   Wall. 

As  it  hath  been  sundray  times  plaid  by  the  right  hon- 
ourable Earle  of  Oxenford,  Lord  Great  Chamberlaine 
of  England,  his  Servants.      4to,  half  calf. 

Lond.:  Richard  Hawkins.,  16 18 

*  An  early  and  curious  play  of  extreme  rarity.  It  is  included 
in  Hazlitt's  edition  of  Webster's  works,  and  has  been  attributed  to 
Dekker  and  Fletcher,  but  the  authorship,  it  is  almost  certain,  rests 
with  none  of  these. 

790  James  L      Counterblast  to  Tobacco,  with  a  Learned  Dis- 

course by  Dr.  Everard  Maynwaringe,  proving  that  To- 
bacco is  a  procuring  cause  of  Scurvy.  Also  Dr.  Thomp- 
son's Treatise  .  .  .  with  Witty  Poems  against  Tobacco 
by  Josh.  Sylvester.  Ettgraved portrait  and  curious  ^twod- 
cut.  4to,  russia  extra  gilt  and  blind-tooled  gilt  edges, 
by  Hering,  with  ticket.        Lond.:  John  Hancock^  1672 

*  Choice  copy.  There  is  a  Shakesperian  reference  on  page  59. 
Bound  up  is  a  MS.  transcript  of  Prynne's  "  Health's  Sickness." 

791  James    L       Daemonologie,    in    forme    of    a    Dialogue. 

Divided  into  three  bookes.  Woodcut  of  arms  of  Scot- 
land. 4to,  half  calf.  Edinburgh :  Printed  by  Robert 
Walde-grave,  Frifiter  to  the  Kings  Majestic.,  i597« 

*  The  rare  First  Edition.  Has  numerous  MS.  notes,  but  a  tall, 
sound  copy. 

792  James  L     A  Declaration  of  the  Just  Causes  of  his  Majes- 

ties Proceedings  against  those  Ministers  who  are  now 
lying  in  prison  attainted  of  High  Treason.  Woodcut 
of  royal  arms  on  verso  of  title.      4to,  half  morocco. 

Lond.  :    Thotnas  Barker,  1606 

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793  James  I.     Deus  et  Rex.      Sive   Dialogus  quo  demonstra- 

tur  Serenissimum  D.  nostrum  Jacobum  Regem  imme- 
diate sub  Deo  constitutum    in    Regnis  suis.       Curious 
portrait  of  the  King.      Small  8vo,  half  brown  morocco. 
Londini :  Regies.  Majestatis  privilegio^  1 6 1 6 

*  Title  mended,  many  MS.  notes,  and  stained  throughout,  but  a 
very  rare  volume. 

794  James  I.     God  and   the   King;  or,  A  Dialogue  Shewing 

that  our  Soveraigne  Lord  King  James,  being  immedi- 
ate under  God  within  his  Dominions,  doth  rightfully 
claim  whatsoever  is  required  by  the  Oath  of  AUe- 
geance.  Full-length  portraits  at  beginning  and  end.  1 2  m o, 
half  calf.  Lond.  :  By  conunand^  1615 

*  First  Edition  in  English  of  "  Deus  et  Rex." 

795  James    I.       His    Majesties    Instructions    to    his   Dearest 

Sonne,  Henry  the  Prince.  Device  on  title.  8vo,  sheep. 
Lond.  :  Felix  Kyngston,  according  to  the  copie  printed  at 
Edenburgh,  1603. 

796  James  L      His   Majesties   Poeticall   Exercises  at  Vacant 

Hours.       Pictorial   borders  to   titles.      4to,    full    brown 

crushed  levant  morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

At  Edinburgh:   Printed  by  Robert  IFalde-grave,  159 1 

*  First  Edition  and  of  excessive  rarity.  The  same  author's 
"  Essayes  of  a  Premise  in  the  Divine  Art  of  Poesy,"  sold  recently 
for  §510.  This  is  equally  rare.  A  iew  headlines  cut  into,  but  a 
sound  and  clean  copy,  with  all  the  title-pages. 

797  James  L     The  Kings  Majesties  Speach  to  the  Lords  and 

Commons  of  this  Present  Parliament  at  Whitehall  on 
Wednesday  the  xxi.  of  March,  1609.  Cut  0/  arms  on 
verso  of  titlepage.     4to,  half  roan. 

Imprinted  at  London.      Robert  Barker  [1609] 

*  f^iRST  Edition.     Stained. 

798  James  L     The   Narrative  History  of  King  James  for  the 

First  Fourteen  Years,  in  four  parts.  Beautifully-engraved 
title-page  by  J.  Droeshout,  portrait  of  Sir  Tho?nas  Over- 
bury.,  also  the  Earl  of  Somerset  and  his  wife.  4to,  orig- 
inal sheep.  Lond.  :  Richard  Cotes,  165  i 

*  Splendid  copy,  having  the  "poetical  explanation"  of  the  title- 
page. 

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799  Jainies  I.     A  Publication  of   his  Ma^'*^^-  Edict  and  Severe 

Censure  against  Private  Combats  and  Combatants. 
4to,  half  yellow  morocco.     Lond.  :  Robert  Barker,  1613 

*  First  Edition  of  this  famous  piece. 

800  James  I.     The   Works  of  the   Most   High  and    Mightie 

Prince  James,  published  by  the  Bishop  of  Winton. 
Engraved  portrait  on  copper  by  Pass  and  title-page  by 
Elstracke.  Small  piece  of  margin  of  portrait  restored. 
Folio,  original  calf,  rebacked. 

Lond.:  Barker  and  Bill,  1616 

*  First  Edition  and  a  fine  tail  copy. 

801  James   II.     The   Abdicated   Prince;  or,  The  Adventures 

of  Four  Years:  a  Tragi-Comedy.      4to,  half  morocco. 

Lond.  :  John  Carter  son,  1690 

802  James  II.      The  Royal  Flight;  or,  The   Conquest  of   Ire- 

land: a  New  Farce.      4to,  half  morocco. 

*  In  ridicuie  of  James  II.    Lond.  :   Richard  Baldwiti,  1690 

803  Johnson    (Richard).     The    Crown    Garland   of  Golden 

Roses,  gathered  out  of  England's  Royal  Garden,  set 
forth  in  many  Pleasant  New  Songs  and  Sonnets.  With 
new  additions  never  before  imprinted.  Cut  of  crown 
and  garland  on  title-page.  lamo,  full  crimson  crushed 
levant  morocco,  uncut,  by  Zaehnsdorf. 

Lond.  :  /.  M.  for  W.  and  T.  Thackeray,  1692 

*  The  only  uncut  copy  known  of  tliis  rare  collection  of  JSlaCk- 
XettCr  ballads. 

804  Johnson    (Samuel).     Life,  including  Journal  of  a  Tour 

to  the  Hebrides  by  James  Boswell.  Edited,  with  nu- 
merous additions  and  Notes,  by  John  Wilson  Croker. 
Fine  portrait,  engraved  on  steel.  5  vols.  8vo,  cloth,  un- 
cut. Lond.:  Murray,  1831 

805  Jones   (Inigo).      Luminalia;  or.  The  Festivall  of  Light. 

Personated  in  a  Masque  at  Court,  by  the  Queenes 
Majestie  and  her  Ladies,  on  Shrove  Tuesday  Night, 
1637.     4to,  polished  calf,  gilt  edges 

Lond.  :  John  Haviland,  1637 

*  Splendid  copy  of  this  rare  piece. 

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806  JoNSON  (Ben),   Ben:  lonfon's  Execration  againfl  Vvlcan. 

With  divers  Epigrams  by  the  fame  Author  to  feverall 
Noble  Perfonages  in  this  Kingdome.  Never  Publiflied 
before.  4to,  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  top, 
by  R,  W.  Smith.  Lond.  :  Printed  by  J.  O.  for  John 
Ben/on,  and  are  to  be  fold  at  his  fhop  at  St.  Dunftans 
Church-yard  in  Fleet-ftreete,  1640. 

*  Copies  occur  with  a  portrait,  but  it  is  generally  believed  not  to 
belong  to  tlie  work,  but  to  be  inserted. 

First  Edition. 

807  JoNSON  (Ben).     Jonsonus  Virbius,  or  the  Memorieof  Ben 

Jonson,  revised  by  the  Friends  of  the  Muses.  4to,  calf 
extra,  gilt  tops,  many  uncut  leaves. 

Lond.  :  Printed  by  E.  P.  for  Henry  Seile,  1638 

*  First  Edition  and  a  fine  copy  of  a  very  rare  volume.  It  con- 
tains interesting  references  to  Shakespeare,  among  the  laudatory 
poems  by  Jasper  Mayne,  Richard  West,  H.  Ramsay,  and  others. 

808  Jonson  (Ben).     Volpone,  or  the  Foxe,     4to,  full  maroon 

crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  Printed  for  Thomas  Thorpe^  1607 

*  Remarkably  tall  and  fine  copy  of  this  very  rare  work. 
The  title  has  been  beautifully  restored,  and  on  the  fly-leaf  is  written: 

"  The  title  is  guaranteed  by  Riviere  to  be  perfectly  genuine,  although 
mended.  Bernard  Quaritch." 

April  27,  1895. 
First  Edition. 

809  Jonson   (Ben).      Works,    with   Notes,    Critical   and   Ex- 

planatory, and  a  Biographical  Memoir  by  W.  Gifford, 
Portrait  on  india  paper.,  proof  before  letters,  inserted. 
9  vols,  royal  8vo,  half  olive  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut, 
roxburghe  style,  by  Lewis.    Lond, :  G.  &"  W.  Nicol.,  i8i6 

*  Magnificent  set  on  Large  Paper,  from  the  Hamilton  Palace 
collection. 

A  matchless  copy, 

8x0  Jordan  (Thomas),      Money  is  an  Asse:  a  Comedy.    4to, 
half  green  levant  morocco.    Lond. :  Peter  Lillicrap,  16G8 

*  The  author  himself  played  the  leading  part  in  this  play. 

134 


The  Lefferts  Collection 

8ii  Jordan  (Thomas).  Poeticall  Varieties;  or,  Varietie  of 
Fancies.  Device  on  title.  4to,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt 
edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :    T.  C.  for  Humphrey  Blunden,  1637 

*  With  preliminary  verses  by  Thomas  Heywood,  Brome,  Nabbes 
and  Edward  May.  The  poems,  while  not  without  merit,  are  dis- 
figured by  a  freedom  greater  even  than  the  manners  of  the  time 
should  allow.  The  Gaisford  copy,  lacking  title,  sold  for  £s,  los. 
Beautiful  copy,  and  in  this  condition  rare. 

8x2  Jordan  (Thomas).  The  Walks  of  Islington  and  Hogs- 
don,  with  the  Humours  of  Woodstreet-Compter:  a 
Comedy.  Vignette  on  title.  4to,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt 
edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond.  :    Tho.   Wilson^  1657 

*  First  Edition.      Title  soiled. 

813  JoYNER  (William).     The   Roman  Empress:  a  Tragedy. 

4to,  half  brown  morocco.    Lond.  :  H.  Herringman,  1671 

*  First  Edition. 

814  JussERAND  (J.  J.)     The   English   Novel   in   the  Time  of 

Shakespeare.      Illustrated.      8vo,  cloth,  gilt  top. 

Lond.:  Fisher  Unwin^  1890 

815  f/'EIGHTLEY  (Thomas).     The  Mythology  of  Ancient 
1^      Greece  and  Italy.     Enlarged  edition.     With  plates. 

8vo,  half  morocco,  gilt  tops.        Lond.:    Whitaker^  1838 

816  KiLLiGREW  (Henry).     The  Conspiracy:  a  Tragedy,  as  it 

was  intended  for  the  Nuptialls  of  the  Lord  Charles 
Herbert  and  the  Lady  Villiers.     4to,  half  calf. 

Lond.  :  John  JVorton,  1638 

*  First  Edition.     Highly  commended  by  Ben  Jonson. 

817  Killigrew  (Thomas).     Comedies  and  Tragedies.      With 

the  engraved  frontispiece  by  Faithorne,  a  very  brilliant 
impression.  Folio,  full  crimson  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco extra,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford, 

Lond.  :  Henry  Herringman,  1664 

*  The  portrait  is  one  of  the  finest  examples  of  Faithorne's  genius 
as  an  engraver. 

The  book  is  a  splendid  copy,  but  its  chief  attraction  will  ever  be 
the  beautiful  portrait,  which  in  the  present  impression  is  of  unusual 
brilliancy.     Twenty  pounds  have  been  paid  for  the  portrait  alone. 

135 


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8i8  KiLLiGREW  (Sir  William).  Four  New  Playes.  Device 
on  title.  Folio,  half  brown  morocco,  cloth  sides,  by 
the  Club  Bindery.  Oxford:  Hen.  Hall,  1666 

819  KiLLiGREW  (Sir  William).  Midnight  and  Daily  Thoughts. 

In  Prose  and  Verse.      8vo,  half  roan,  red  edges. 

Lond.  :  Randal  Taylor^  1694 

*  First  Edition.     The  Bierstadt  copy,  with  bookplate. 

820  KiLLiGREW  (Sir  William).     Pandora:  a  Comedy.     8vo, 

half  calf.  Lond.:    T.  Mabb,  \(ib^ 

*  First  Edition. 

821  KiLLiGREW    (Thomas).     The    Prisoners,   and    Claracilla. 

Two  Tragae-Comedies.      i2mo,  half  calf. 

*  First  Edition.     Nice  copy.  Lond.:    T.  Cotes.,  1641 

822  KiLLiGREW  (Sir  William).     Three  Plays,  viz.  :  Selindra, 

Pandora,  Ormasdes.      8vo,  original  calf. 

Lond.:    T.  Mabb,  1665 

*  With  preliminary  verses  by  Waller,  Carlile,  R.  Stapylton,  etc. 
Fine  copy. 

823  King  (The)   and  Queenes  Entertainment  at  Richmond 

after  their  Departure  from  Oxford:  In  a  Masque  pre- 
sented by  the  Most  Illustrious  Prince  Charles,  Sept. 
12,  1636.  4to,  full  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco, 
gilt  top,  uncut,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Oxford:  Leonard  Lichfield.,  1636 

*  Splendid  copy — unique  as  to  condition — from  the  Grisvvold  col- 
lection, with  arms  on  side. 

The  occasion  of  the  Mask  was  the  Queen's  desire  to  see  Prince 
Charles  dance. 

824  KiNNASTON    (Sir    Francis).       Leoline    and    Sydanis:    a 

Romance  of  the  Amorous  Adventures  of  Princes,  to- 
gether with  sundry  Affectionate  Addresses  under  the 
name  of  Cynthia.  Etched  title-page  by  Granges,  contain- 
ing 2  portraits,  lower  margin  supplied  and  pin  pricks  through 
portion  of  the  engraving.  4to,  old  straight-grained  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges.  Lond.  :  Jiic.  Hear  fie,  1642 

*  "  This  romance  contains  much  of  the  fabulous  history  of  Mona, 
Wales  and  Ireland,  and  (bating  that  it  is  now  and  then  a  little 
obscene),  is  poetical  enough." — Peck. 

136 


The  Lefferis  Collection 

825  KiRKE  (John),     The  Seven  Champions  of  Christendome, 

Acted  at  the  Cockpit  and  at  the  Red  Bull  in  St.  John's 
Streete  with  a  generall  liking,  and  never  printed  till 
the  yeare  1638.  Written  by  J.  K.  4to,  sprinkled  calf, 
rough  gilt  edges.  Lond. :  J.  Okes,  1638 

*  A  very  rare  piece. 

826  KiRKMAN  (Franxis).      The  Presbyterian  Lash;  or,  Noc- 

troff's  Maid  Whipt:  a  Tragy-Comedy  as  it  was  lately 
Acted  in  the  Great  Roome  at  the  Pye  Tavern,  at 
Algate,  by  Noctroffe  the  Priest,  and  severall  of  his 
Parishioners  at  the  Eating  of  a  Chine  of  Beef.  4to, 
half  morocco,  by  Zaehnsdorf.  Lond.  :  Printed  for  the 
use  of  Mr.  Noctroff ' s  friends,  and  are  to  be  sold  at  the  Pye 
at  Algate.^  1661. 

*  "  The  Play  is  dedicated  to  Mr.  Zach.  Noctroffs,  by  F.  K.,  which 
I  take  to  be  Francis  Kirkman." — See  'L.k^gv.kx^^ s  Account  of  English 
Dramatick  Poets,  1601. 

827  V    ACY  (John).     A  volume  containing   Four  Plays  by 
I  ^      him,  as  follows: 

Sir  Hercules  Buffoon,  1684. 
Old  Troop,  1672. 
Dumb  Lady,  1672. 
Sawney  the  Scot,  1698, 
4to,  half  green  morocco,  red  edges.  Lond,  1672-98 

*  All  First  Editions.  "  Sawney  the  Scot  "  is  an  adaptation  of 
Shakespeare's  "  Taming  of  the  Shrew." 

828  Lang  (Andrew).    Books  and  Bookmen.  Illustrated.   8vo, 

boards,  uncut.  N.  Y.  1886 

*  First  Edition.      No.  83  of  100  copies  printed  on  Large  Paper. 

829  Lang    (Andrew).       The    Library,    with    a    Chapter   on 

Modern  English  Illustrated  Books  by  Austin  Dobson. 
Illustrated.      i2mo,  cloth.  Lond.:  Macmillan,  1881 

*  First  Edition. 

830  Laing  (Samuel).     The   Heimskringla;  or.  Chronicle  of 

the  Kings  of  Norway.  Translated  from  the  Icelandic 
of  Snorro  Sturleson.  3  vols.  8vo,  calf,  gilt  tops,  un- 
cut. Lond. :  Longman,  1844 

137 


The  Lefierts  Collection 

831  Langbaine    (Gerard).       An    Account   of    the    English 

Dramatick  Poets.    8vo,  calf,    Oxford:  George  lVesf,i6gi 

*  The  foundation  of  our  knowledge  of  the  bibliography  of  the 
Early  English  drama. 

832  Lawes     (Henry   and   William).      Choice   Psalmes   put 

into  Musick  for  Three  Voices.  .  .  with  Divers  Elegies 
set  in  Musick  by  sev'rall  Friends  upon  the  Death  of 
William  Lawes.     4  parts,  4to,  old  marbled  boards. 

Lond. :  Humphrey  Moseley^  1648 

*  With  engraved  portrait  of  Charles  I.  on  the  verso  of  three 
title-pages.  Two  title-pages  defective.  The  four  parts  are  "  Cantus 
Primus,"  "Secundus,"  "  Bassus  "  and  "  Thorough  Base." 

A  complete  set  is  very  rare. 

833  Lansdowne  (George,  Lord).     Poems  upon  Several  Oc- 

casions. Engraved  portrait  by  Van  der  Giicht.  8vo, 
three-quarter  olive  morocco  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Ruban. 

Lond.:   \J.   Tonson\  17 12 

834  [Lawrence    (Leonard).]      A    Small    Treatise    betwixt 

Arnalte  and  Lucenda,  entituled  The  Evill-Entreated 
Lover;  or.  The  Melancholy  Knight,  turned  into  Eng- 
lish Verse  by  L.  L.      4to,  sprinkled  calf,  red  edges. 

Lond.  :  J.  Okes  for  Humphrey  Moseley,  1639 

*  First  Edition.  Fine,  tall  and  sound  copy  of  this  curious  metri- 
cal romance. 

835  [Leanerd  (J.)]    The  Counterfeits:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half 

morocco.  Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,  1679 

836  Lee  (Nat.)     Csesar  Borgia,  Son  of  Pope  Alexander  the 

Sixth:  a  Tragedy.  4to,  half  crimson  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond. :  i?.  Bentley^  1680 

*  Fine  copy.     Has  prologue  by  John  Dryden. 

837  Lee  (Nat.)     Constantine  the   Great:  a  Tragedy.     4to, 

half  morocco.  Lond.:  R.  Bentley,  1684 

*  With  epilogue  by  John  Dryden. 

838  Lee  (Nat.)    Dramatick  Works.    3  vols.  i2mo,  full  green 

morocco,  gilt  edges.  Lond.:    W.  Feales,  1734 

*  Fine  copy. 

839  Lee  (Nat.)  Gloriana;  or,  The  Court  of  Augustus  Cossar. 

4to,  half  blue  morocco,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.:  J.  Magnes,  1676 

*  Dedicated  to  the  Duchess  of  Portsmouth. 

138 


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840  Lee  (Nat.)      Lucius  Junius  Brutus,  Father  of  his  Coun- 

try: a  Tragedy.  4to,  half  crimson  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges.  Lond.  :  R.  7'onson,  1681 

*  With  dated  armorial  bookplate  of  Viscount  Bruce,  1712. 

841  Lee  (Nat.)     The   Massacre  of  Paris:  a  Tragedy.     4to, 

polished  calf,  gilt  edges,  by  Lloyd  and  Wallis. 

Lond.  :  R.  Bentley^  1690 

842  Lee   (Nat.)     Mithridates,    King    of   Pontus.      4to,    half 

brown  morocco,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  James  Magnes,  1678 

*  With  epilogue  by  John  Dryden.     A  very  fine  copy. 

843  [Lee  (Nat.)]     Piso's  Conspiracy:  a  Tragedy.     4to,  half 

morocco.  Lond.  :    W.  Cademan^  1676 

*  Second  edition. 

844  Lee  (Nat.)     The  Rival  Queens;  or,  The  Death  of  Alex- 

ander the  Great.  4to,  half  crimson  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond.  :  Jas.  Magnes^  1677 

*  Has  long  preliminary  poem  by  John  Dryden. 

845  Lee  (Nat.)     Sophonisba;  or,  Hannibal's   Overthrow:  a 

Tragedy.     4to,  old  half  calf.      Lond.  :  J.  Magnes,  1676 

*  First  Edition.  Fine  copy,  with  autograph  of  the  famous  John 
Genest,  historian  of  the  stage,  and  a  list  of  the  actors  in  his  hand- 
writing.    The  prologue  is  by  Dryden. 

846  Lee  (Nat.)     Sophonisba:  a  Tragedy.     4to,  unbound. 

Lond.  :  Sain.  Brisco,  1691 

847  Lee  (Nat.)     Theodosius;  or.  The  Force  of  Love:  a  Tra- 

gedy.    4to,  unbound.  Lond.:    Tho.  Chapman^  1692 

848  Lee  (Nat.)  The  Tragedy  of  Nero,  the  Emperour  of  Rome. 

4to,  half  green  morocco.  Lond.  :  J.  Magnus^  1675 

*  Dedicated  to  the  Earl  of  Rochester. 

849  Leland.      The   laboryouse  Journey  &   serche  of  Johan 

Leylande,  for  Englandes  Antiquitees,  geuen  of  hym  as 
a  newe  yeares  gyfte  to  Kynge  Henry  the  viii.  in  the 
.xxxvii.  yeare  of  his  Reygne  .  .  .  enlarged:  by  lohan 
Bale.  i2mo,  black  letter,  russia  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by 
Pratt.  Etiiprented  at  Lotido?i  by  lohan  Bale,  An?io 
M.D.XLIX.  (1549). 

*  First  Edition  of  the  famous  and  invaluable  Itinerary  of  Leland. 
It  is  rare  in  any  condition  ;  in  the  choice  state  of  this  copy  particu- 
larly so. 

139 


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850  LiLLO  (Mr.  George).     Works,  with  some  Account  of  his 

Life.      2  vols.  i2mo,  full  green  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :    T.  Davies,  1775 

851  Lilly  (John,   the  Euphuist).      Dramatic   Works.     With 

Notes  and  Life  by  F.  W.  Fairholt.  2  vols,  post  Svo, 
cloth,  uncut.  Lond.  :  /.  R.  Smith,  1858 

*  Large  Paper  copy. 

852  Lilly  (John).     Sixe  Court  Comedies.      Often  presented 

and  Acted  before  Queene  Elizabeth  by  the  Children  of 
her  Maiesties  Chappell.  i2mo,  green  straight-grained 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Stikeman. 

Lond.:    William  Sta/isby^  1632 

853  L'isle   (William).      Babilon,    A   Part   Of    The   Seconde 

Weeke  Of  Gvillavme  De  Salvste  Seignevr  Dv  Bartas. 
With  the  Commentarie,  and  marginall  Notes  of  S.  G.  S. 
Englifhed  by  William  L'isle.  4to,  calf.  Imprinted  at 
London  by  Ed.  Bolifanf,  for  Richard  Watkins.      1596. 

*  First  Edition.     Title  soiled,  but  a  tall  and  sound  copy. 

854  Llewellyn  (Martin).  Men  Miracles.  With  other  Poems. 

By  IvL  LI.  St.  of  Ch.  Ch.  in  Oxon.  i2mo,  red  morocco 
extra,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond.  1646 

*A  scarce  little  volume;  a  copy  sold  by  auction  in  1885  at 
Sotheby's  for  £%,  los. 

Among  the  commendatory  poems  prefixed  is  one  signed  "  W.  C," 
which  is  believed  to  be  by  William  Cartwright. 

855  [Lloyd   (Rev.,    Dean  of   St.   Asaph).]     The   Legend  of 

Captain  Jones.  Both  Parts,  167  1-70.  With  the  very  rare 
folding  frontispiece  by  W.  Marshall^  representing  Captain 
Jones,  i?!  full  armour  o?i  horseback,  encountering  an  elephant 
with  a  giant  on  its  back.    i2mo,  calf.    Lond.  :  E.  Okes,  1671 

*  The  poem,  which  is  a  curious  burlesque  in  imitation  of  a  Welsh 
poem,  entitled  Owdl  Rich,  Grenlon,  was  made  on  a  Captain  Jones, 
who  lived  in  the  Elizabethan  era,  when  "Sir  John  Norris  and  his 
noble  brethren,  with  Sir  Walter  Raleigh,  were  endeavouring  for  the 
honour  of  their  nation  to  eternize  their  names  by  martial  exploits." 

The  leaf  of  verses,  "  Fames  windy  trump,"  is  almost  as  rare  to  find 
in  the  volume  as  the  plate  itself.  Owing  to  an  erroneous  collation  in 
Lowndes  of  AlloCs  England' s  Parnassus,  1600,  it  is  included  with 
that  volume  ;  to  supply  this,  no  doubt  many  a  copy  has  been  denuded 
of  it,  to  agree  with  the  collation. 
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856  Locker-Lampson    (Frederick).       My    Confidences:    an 

Autobiographical  Sketcii.    Portrait.     8vo,  clotli,  uncut. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :    Smith,  Elder  c^  Co.,   1896 

857  Lodge  (Edmund).      Portraits  of   Illustrious   Personages 

of  Great  Britain,  with  Biographical  and  Historical 
Memoirs.  Large  Paper  copy.  With  proof  s  on  india 
VW'E.K  of  the  mimerous  finely-e?ig  raved  portraits.  12  vols. 
large  4to,  half  morocco,  uncut,  by  Alfred  Matthews. 

Lond.  :  Harding.,  1823-33 

*  Splendid  set,  free  from  spots  or  stains,  and  bound  from  the  orig- 
inal numbers,  with  the  covers  bound  in. 

In  this  exceptional  state,  of  great  rarity. 

858  Lodge  (Thomas).     Glaucus  and  Silla,  with  other  Lyrical 

and  Pastoral  Poems.  Preface  by  S.  W.  Singer.  i2mo, 
original  boards,  uncut.    Chiswick:   C.  lVhittingham,i^i<) 

859  L'Office  de   la  Vierge   Marie  pour  tous  les  temps  de 

I'annee,  avec  plusieurs  Sainctes  prierres  et  Oraisons 
non  encores  imprimees,  dedie  a  la  Roeyne.  A  Paris, 
chez  Gabriel  Clopeiau.,  162 1.  Finely-engraved  titkpage  and 
a  series  of  equally  beautiful  plates.  Text  rubricated.  8vo, 
in  a  contemporary  binding  of  citron  morocco,  the  sides 
and  back  entirely  covered  with  a  series  of  tooled  dia- 
monds, with  floriated  ornaments  and  tooled  borders. 

*  A  magnificent  specimen.  With  the  bookplate  of  "  The  Right  Hon- 
orable Robert  James  Lord  Petre,  Thornton,  in  Essex." 

860  Love.     The  Art  of  Making  Love;  or,  Rules  for  the  Con- 

duct of  Ladies  and  Gallants  in  their  Amours.  Very 
beautiful engravedfrontispiece.  i2mo,  green  crushed  levant 
morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  /.  Cotter  el,  1676 

861  Lower   (Sir  William).      Horatius:  a  Roman  Tragedie. 

4to,  half  brown  morocco.  Lond.:   G.  Bedell,  1656 

*  First  Edition.     A  translation  from  Corneille. 

862  Lower  (Sir  William).      The   Phaenix  in  her   Flames:  a 

Tragedy.     4to,  half  calf,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:    Thomas  Harper,  1639 

141 


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Z6t,  Lower  (Sir  William).     Polyeuctes:  or,  The  Martyr- 
Tragedy.     4to,  half  brown  morocco. 

Lond.  :    T/io.  J^oy croft,  1655 

*  Fine  copy.     A  translation  from  Corneille. 

864  Lydgate    (John).      The    tragedies,    gathered    by    Ihon 

Bochas,  of  all  fuch  Princes  as  fell  from  theyr  eflates 
throughe  the  mutability  of  Fortune  fince  the  creacion 
of  Adam,  vntil  his  time:  wherin  may  be  feen  what 
vices  bring  menne  to  deflruccion,  wyth  notable  warn- 
inges  howe  the  like  may  be  auoyded.  Tranflated  into 
Englyfh  by  John  Lidgate,  Monke  of  Burye.  Woodcut 
border  to  title,  ^lack  £cttcr.  Folio,  brown  morocco 
extra,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Imprinted  at  Loudon,  by  John  Wayland,  at  the  figue  of 
the  Sunne  ouer  againft  the  Conduite  in  Flete  ftreete.  Cum 
priuilegio  per  Septennium  [circa  1555]. 

*  A  SUPERB  COPY,  with  the  Grisvvold  arms  on  side.  At  the  end  is 
an  extra  leaf,  a  title-page,  being  "  A  memorial  of  such  Princes  as 
since  the  tyme  of  King  Richard  the  Seconde,  have  been  unfortunate 
in  the  realme  of  England." 

This  is  supposed  to  have  been  prepared  for  a  folio  edition  of  what 
was  afterwards  published  (i55g)  as  the  "  Mirror  for  Magistrates." 
The  proposed  folio  was  presumably  suppressed  by  the  authorities. 

Very  few  copies  have  this  extra  title-page. 

865  Lyly  (John).     Evphves.     The  Anatomic  of  Wit.     Verie 

pleasant  for  all  Gentlemen  to  reade,  and  most  neces- 
sary to  remember.  .  .  .  By  lohn  Lylie.  Corrected 
and  augmented.  Lond.  :  Gabriell  Cawood,  n.  d. 

Euphues  and  His  England.  Containing  his  Voiage  and 
Adventvres,  mixed  with  sundrie  prettie  discourses  of 
honest  Loue,  the  Description  of  the  Countrie,  the 
Court,  and  the  Manners  of  the  Isle.      By  lohn  Lyly. 

Lond.  :  Gabriel  Cawood,  1592 

In  I  vol.  4to,  calf,  gilt  edges,  by  C.  Smith.  Signatures 
on  titles.      Fine  copies. 

*  Cawood  printed  a  great  number  of  editions  of  Lyly's  "  Euphues," 
the  earliest-bearing  date  being  that  of  15S1.  The  above  edition  is 
not  described  by  Arber  in  his  list  of  editions,  but  was  probably  pub- 
lished about  1 590  ;  Arber  also  does  not  describe  the  edition  of 
"  Euphues  and  his  England  "  above. 

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866  |^y|  ABBE  (James,  Translator).     The   Spanish   Bawd; 
\^  \      or,  The  Tragi-Comedy  of  Calisto  and   Melibea, 

etc.      Folio,  half  green  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Lond. :  Robej-t  Allot ^  1631 

*  Written  originally  in  Spanish  by  Fernando  de  Montalvan.  To 
this  play  belongs  the  doubtful  honor  of  being  the  longest  ever  pub- 
lished.    It  has  twenty-one  acts.     Fine  copy. 

867  Macaulay  (Lord).     Lays  of  Ancient  Rome.      With  illus- 

trations on  ivood  by  G.  Scharf^  Jr.  Small  4to,  full  crim- 
son crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  Alfred  Mat- 
thews, hond.:  Longmans,  1847 

*  Fine  uncut  copy  of  the  First  Issue,  with  the  original  pictorial 
covers  bound  in. 

868  Machin  (C.)     The  Dumbe  Knight:  an  Historicall  Com- 

edy.    4to,  half  crimson  morocco. 

Lond.  :  William  Sheares,  1633 

869  Another  copy.      Last  leaf  inlaid.  Ibid. 

870  Macaulay  (Lord).   Works  of,  Original  Library  Editions, 

as  follows :  The  History  of  England  from  the  Accession 
of  James  II.,  5  vols.,  1849;  Critical  and  Historical 
Essays,  contributed  to  the  Edinburgh  Review,  3  vols., 
Lond.  1849;  The  Miscellaneous  Writings,  2  vols., 
Lond.  i860;  Speeches  of  Lord  Macaulay,  corrected  by 
Himself,  Lond.  1854;  Life  and  Letters,  by  his  Nephew, 
George  Otto  Trevelyan,  M. P. ,  2  vols.,  Lond.  1876. 
In  all  13  vols.  8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 

871  Malory  (Sir  Thomas).     The  History  of  King  Arthur  and 

of  the  Knights  of  the  Round  Table.  Reprinted  from  the 
Edition  of  1634,  by  Thomas  Wright.  3  vols.  i2mo, 
half  blue  calf,  gilt  tops.  Lond. :  J.  R.  Smith,  1866 

872  Manley  (Mrs.)     Almyna;    or,  The  Arabian  Vow.     4to, 

half  calf.  Lond.  :  William  Turner,  1707 

*  First  Edition. 

873  [Manley  (Mrs.)]     Secret  Memoirs  and  Manners  of  Per- 

sons of  Quality  of  Both  Sexes.  Engraved  frotitispiece. 
4  vols,  small  8vo,  old  calf.  Lond.:  A.   Watson,  1736 

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MANUSCRIPTS. 

874  ^orcc   Ccatcc   itlarice  lUrsinis.       MANUSCRIPT    ON 

VELLUM,  of  the  Fifteenth  Century,  of  French  execu- 
tion. Written  in  (5otl)ic  letters  on  106  leaves.  With 
illuminated  initials,  illuminated  borders  at  side  of  every  page 
{those  pages  which  contain  miniatures  being  surrounded  by 
a  full  border),  13  large  and  22  small  miniatures.  The 
borders  to  the  Calendar  embody  small  miniatures  of 
the  occupation  of  each  month  and  its  zodiacal  sign. 
8vo,  bound  in  oak  boards  covered  with  red  velvet,  gilt 

edges. 

*  With  the  bookplate  of  De  Maridort.     Manuscript  writing  in  an 
old  hand  on  two  fly-leaves  and  inside  cover  at  end  of  volume 

A  charmingly  executed  MS.  in  choice  condition. 

875  Persian  Illuminated  Manuscript.    Laila  and  Majnoon, 

and  Shireen  and  Khosrow,  two  Poems  by  Nijami.     A 
finely-executed  Manuscript.     With  8  beautifully -executed 
miniature  paintings  illuminated  in  gold  and  colors.,  illustrat- 
ing scenes  in  the  poems.      8vo,  native  stamped  binding. 
*An  interesting  Persian  manuscript  in  sound  condition.     Circa  1700 

876  Caligraphy.      specimens  of  Chrysography   and   Orna- 

mental Handwriting,  by  Husain  Muhammad  Sadik  of 
Tabriz.  Beautifully-written  MS.  containing  examples  of 
caligraphy  in  Arabic  and  Persian  written  in  various  styles 
on  grounds  of  gold  and  color,  with  a  large  quantity  of  illu- 
minated ornaments.  Imp.  8vo,  in  the  original  smooth 
morocco  gilt  binding  of  the  Seventeenth  Century. 

A.  H.  1081 

*  This  is  a  splendidly-decorated  book.  The  writing  is  all  of  Nashki 
character. 

877  Indians,  Penitents,  Fakirs,  Priests,  Soldiers  and  Dancers. 

MS.  of  the  XVII.  Century  (East  Indian)  on  bark.  20 
folios,  8vo,  old  red  morocco. 

*  A  highly-curious  MS.  from  the  Didot  collection,  in  which  cata- 
logue it  says  : 

"  Recueil  de  vingt  peintures  indiennes  du  XVIIe  siecle,  sur 
fonds  de  differents  couleurs  ornes  de  fleurs. 

Klles  sont  trcs  curieuses  pour  les  singulieres  pratiques  des  fanatiques 
religieux  dans  ITnde  et  pour  les  costumes  des  basses  classes  de  ce 
pays.  Une  main  du  XVIle  siecle  a  indique  en  fran9ais,  au  dos  de 
chaque  peinture,  le  sujet  respectif." 

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878  The  Garden  of  Roses.    In  Persian.   MS.  written  in  an  ex- 

quisitely fine  Talik  hand.  With  three  splendidly  illuminated 
pages  and  a  couple  of  illuminated  head-ornaments.  8vo,  all 
the  headings  in  letters  of  gold,  and  every  page  enclosed 
within  gilt  rulings,  in  the  original  gilt  binding,  appar- 
ently Turkish.  Written  by  Hafiz  'Abdur-rahim  b. 
'Abdi-1-Karim,  in  Samarkand,  a.h.  945. 

*  This  MS.  was  bought  by  Henry  Galley  Knight  in  Constantinople. 

879  The  Koran.      In  Arabic.      Illuminated  MS.  in  the  most 

beautiful  Naskhi  handwriting.  With  splendidly  decorated 
^Anwan.  Small  folio,  in  the  original  gilt  binding. 
Arkat:  Written  at  the  command  of  the  Nawab  Muham- 
mad 'Ali  Khan,  for  his  son  Ja'far  'Ali  Khan,  by 
Muhammad  Ja'far  bin  Muhammad  Sadik,  a.h.  1151. 

*  This  magnificent  manuscript  is  a  triumph  of  caligraphy  and  orna- 
mentation. It  is  as  fresh  and  brilliant  as  on  the  day  when  it  was 
written  for  Muhammad  'Ali,  who  became  afterwards,  in  Clive's  time, 
the  reigning  Nawab  of  Arcote  (Arkat), 

From  the  collection  of  the  Duke  of  Sussex,  with  bookplate. 

880  Persian  MS.,  illustrating  the  Twelve  Months.       Painted 

in  gold  and  colors,  surrounded  by  broad  red  borders 
inlaid  in  tinted  paper.  4to.  Bound  by  Stikeman  in 
Japanese  gold  brocade. 

*  These  twelve  paintings  are  of  the  utmost  brilliancy,  and  are  in 
choice  condition. 

881  Koran.     In  Arabic.       An  exquisite  little  MS.  written  in 

characters  of  extreme  fineness  and  delicacy  within  col- 
ored rulings.  With  tivo  illuminated  opening-pages.  48VO, 
in  a  splendid  gilt  binding,  painted  inside  the  covers  as 
well  as  outside,  wrapped  in  velvet  and  enclosed  in  a 
steel  case,  with  green  velvet  bag.  Written  at  Tabriz 
by  Muhammad  b.  Muh.  Shafi' al-Kh'ansari,  a.h.  1170. 

*  A  gem  of  modern  Persian  art,  of  fine  quality  and  fashion. 

882  MosisPentateuchus.  Hebraice.  Synagogue  Roll.    Beau- 

tifully written  in  minute  characters  on  thin  skins  of 
vellum  (33  feet  by  4  inches),  on  ivory  rollers,  with  gilt 
silver  crown  and  bells  and  with  silver  pointer,  having 
embroidered  satin  appointments,  in  red  morocco  case. 

*  A  most  superb  specimen  of  Hebrew  caligraphy.  One  of  the  finest 
in  existence.    From  the  collection  of  a  French  nobleman,  whose  arms 

are  on  the  case. 

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883  Hebrew.     A  large  Synagogue  Roll,  on  wooden  rollers, 
with  richly  embroidered  silk  covers.      Fine  specimen. 


884  Marlowe    and    Chapman's  Hero  and    Leander,    with  a 

Critical  Preface.      i2mo,  boards,  uncut. 

C  h  i  s  w  i  c  k  :   C.  Wh  it  ting  ha  tn,  1821 

885  Marlowe  (Christopher).   Works.   With  Notes  and  Some 

Account  of  his  Life  and  Writings  by  the  Rev.  Alex. 
Dyce.  3  vols,  post  Svo,  full  crimson  crushed  levant 
morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  Alfred  Matthews. 

Lond.  :    W?n.  Pickering,  1850 

*  Best  edition,  and  a  very  fine  copy.     Only  250  were  printed. 

886  Marmion   (Shakerley).      Cupid    and   Psyche.      Vignette 

after  T.  Stothard.      i2mo,  original  boards,  uncut. 

Chiswick:   C.  Whittinghani^  1820 

887  Marmion    (Shakerley).      The    Antiquary:    a    Comedy. 

4to,  half  green  morocco,  by  Blackwell. 

Lond. :  F.  K.^  1641 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  very  pleasing  play. 

888  Marmyon    (Shakerley).     A    Fine   Companion.       Acted 

before  the  King  and  Queene  at  Whitehall.  4to,  brown 
calf,  gilt  edges.  Lond.  :  Aug.  Mathewes,  1633 

*  First  Edition. 

889  Marmion  (Shakerley).      Holland's  Leaguer:  an   Excel- 

lent Comedy.  4to,  full  crimson  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges,  by  Riviere,    Lond. :  John  Grow,  1632 

*  First  Edition  of  Marmion's  first  play.  "  Holland's  Leaguer  " 
was  the  name  by  which  a  celebrated  brothel  in  Blackfriars  was  gener- 
ally known.     The  house  is  used  as  the  scene  of  Act  IV. 

890  Marston    (John).     Works.      Edited    by  A.   H.   Bullen. 

3  vols.  8vo,  cloth,  uncut.  Lond. :  N'i/nmo,  1887 

*  No.  56  of  200  copies  printed  on  Large  Paper. 

891  Marston    (John).       Antonio's    Revenge.      The    second 

part.  As  it  hath  been  sundry  times  acted  by  the  Chil- 
dren of  Paules.      Device  on  title-page.      410,  calf. 

Lond.:    Thomas  Fisher,  1602 

*  First  Edition.  Title  mounted  and  repaired.  Some  headlines 
clipped. 

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892  Mason  (John).     The  Turke:  a  Worthie  Tragedie.     De- 

vice on  title.     4to,  brown  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Lend.  :  John  Busbie,  16 10 

*  First  EniriONand  splendid  copy  of  this  very  rare  play.  It  was 
not  reprinted  until  1632. 

893  Marvell  (Andrew).     Miscellaneous  Poems,  b)'  Andrew 

Marvell,  Esq.  With  fine  impression  of  the  beautiful  and 
exceedingly  rare  octagon  portrait  of  Marvell.  Small  folio, 
calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Lond. :  Printed  for  Robert  Boulter,  at  the  Turk's  Head, 
i?i  Cornhill.,  1681. 

*  This,  the  First  Edition  of  Marvell's  Poems,  was  edited  by  his 
wife,  and  is  an  excessively  scarce  volume,  particularly  difficult  to  pro- 
cure with  the  fine  portrait. 

"All  his  poems  contain  more  or  less  of  poetic  beauty;  some  great 
tenderness  of  feeling  and  expression;  and  others  successful  descrip- 
tions of  nature  and  pastoral  scenes." — Retrospective  Review. 

894  Massinger    (Philip).      The   City-Madam:    a    Comedie. 

4to,    half   red    morocco.      Lond.  :    Printed  for  Andrew 

Pentiycuicke.,  one  of  the  actors,  1659. 

885  Another  copy.     4to,  calf. 

Lond. :  Andrew  Pennycuicke,  1659 

*  The  rare  First  Edition. 

896  Massinger    (Philip).     The    Emperour   of    the    East:    a 

Tragae-Comoedie.     4to,  sprinkled  calf. 

Lond.  :    Thomas  Harper.,  1632 

*  First  Edition.     Title  and  last  leaf  soiled. 

897  Massinger    (Philip)    and    Nath.    Field.      The    Fatall 

Dowry:  a  Tragedy.     4to,  half  brown  morocco. 

Lond.  :  John  Norton,  1632 

*  First  Edition.     Splendid  copy. 

898  Massinger  (Philip).     The  Great   Duke  of   Florence:  a 

Comicall  Historic.     4to,  calf,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  John  Harriot,  1636 

*  First  Edition.  Has  preliminary  verses  by  George  Donne  and 
John  Ford. 

899  Massinger   (Philip).     The  Maid  of  Honour,  as  it  hath 

beene  often  presented  with  good  allowance  at  the 
Phoenix  in  Drurie  Lane.  4to,  half  brown  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond.  :  Robert  Allot,  1632 

*  With  preliminary  verse  by  Sir  Aston  Cokain.  First  Edition, 
and  a  fine  copy  of  a  meritorious  play. 

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900  Massinger   (Philip).     Plays,   with   Notes,    Critical   and 

Explanatory,  by  W.  Gifford.  Engraved  portrait  after 
Cross.  4  vols,  royal  8vo,  half  olive  morocco,  gilt  tops, 
roxburghe  style,  by  Lewis.  Lond.  18x3 

*  Very  fine  copy  on  Large  Paper.  Second  and  best  edition,  from 
the  Hamilton  Palace  collection. 

901  Massinger  (Philip).     A  Volume  containing: 

1.  The  Roman  Actor,  a  Tragedie,  1629. 

2.  The  Renegado,  a  Tragi-Comedie,  1630, 

3.  The  Picture,  a  Trage-Comedie,  1630. 

4to,  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges.  Lond.,  v.  y. 

*  Good  copies  of  the  First  Editions.  In  1865  copies  of  "The 
Picture"  and  "The  Renegado"  sold  in  London  for  nine  and  eight 
pounds  each. 

Three  of  the  rarest  of  Massinger's  plays. 

902  [Massinger   (Philip).]     The  Tragedy  of  Nero.      Newly 

written.  4to,  half  morocco.  Lond.  :  Aug.  Mathewes^  1624 

*  First  Edition.  Ascribed  to  Massinger  and  often  found  bound 
up  with  other  plays  by  him. 

903  May    (Thomas).      The   Heire  :    a    Comedie,    as    it    was 

Acted  by  the  Company  of  the  Revels.  4to,  half  red 
morocco.  Lond.:  Augtistine  Mathewes,  1633 

*  First  Edition.  Portions  of  the  play  seem  to  have  been  bor- 
rowed from  Measure  for  Measure,  Much  Ado  about  Nothing,  and 
Romeo  and  Juliet. 

904  May  (Thomas).     Lucan's  Pharsalia,  or  the  Civil  Warres 

of  Rome,  betweene  Pompey  the  Great  and  Julius 
Ccesar.  The  Second  Edition,  corrected,  and  the  Anno- 
tations inlarged  by  the  Author.  Engraved  title-page  by 
Hulsius,  with  the  verse  preceding  it.  Small  8vo,  green 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  1635 

*  Choice  copy.  Has  preliminary  verses  by  Ben  Jonson  and  J. 
Vaughan. 

With  note  by  M.  C.  Lefferts:  "  No  perfect  copy  of  the  first  edition 
known  to  exist," 

905  May  (Thomas).     The  Old  Couple:  a  Comedy.      4to,  half 

calf.  Lond.:  /.  Cottrell,  1658 

*  First  Edition.     A  play  abounding  with  pleasantry  and  humor. 

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906  [May  (Thomas).]  The  Reigne  of  King  Henry  the  Second. 

Written  in  Seaven  Bookes.  Engraved  portrait  of  the 
King  by  R.  Vaughan.  8vo,  original  wrapping  vellum, 
with  silk  ties,  arms  of  original  owner  on  side. 

Lond.  :  A.  Af.,  for  Benjamin  Fisher,  1633 

*  First  Edition.     Very  fine  copy.     It  is  written  in  verse,  with 
continuation  in  prose. 

907  May  (Thomas).     The  Tragedie  of   Cleopatra,  Queen  of 

^gypt.  i2mo,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :    Thomas  Walkley,  1639 

908  May  (Thomas).     Two  Tragedies,  viz.,  Cleopatra,  Queene 

of  iEgypt,  and  Agrippina,  Empress  of  Rome.  i2mo, 
half  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  Blackwell. 

*  Beautiful  copy.  Lond.  :  Humphrey  Moseley,  1654 

909  May  (Thomas).     Tragedy   of  Julia  Agrippina,  Empress 

of  Rome.      i2mo,    mottled    calf   gilt,    gilt    edges,    by 

Riviere.  Lond. :    T.   Wa/k/ey,  1639 

*  First  Edition.  With  the  two  rare  cancelled  leaves,  An  and  A  12. 

910  [May  (Thomas).]     The  Victorious  Reigne  of  King  Ed- 

ward the  Third.  Written  in  Seven  Bookes.  Engraved 
portrait.     8vo,  calf.  Lond.  :    T.   Walkley,  1635 

*  Very  tall  copy,  some  pages  stained.     Written  in  verse  by  com- 
mand of,Charles  I.  and  dedicated  to  him.  Adee's  copy  sold  for  $21.00. 

911  Mayne  (Jasper).   The  Amorous  Warre:  a  Tragi-Comedy. 

4to,  half  morocco.  Sine  loco,  printed  in  the  year  1648 

*  First  Edition.     Some  old  writing  on  title-page,  but  fine  copy. 

912  [Mayne  (Jasper).]  The  City  Match:  a  Comoedy.   Folio, 

half  green  levant  morocco,  by  Blackwell. 

O  X  f  o  r d  :  Leonard  Lichfield^  1639 

*  First  Edition.     Pepys  thought  it  "  a  silly  play." 

913  Mead  (Robert).     The  Combat  of  Love  and  Friendship: 

a  Comedy,  as  it  hath   formerly  been  presented  by  the 

Gentlemen  of  Christ  Church  in  Oxford.   4to,  half  calf. 

Lond.  :  M.  M.  G.  Bedell,  1654 

914  Menzies  (William).    Catalogue    of    Books,    MSS.,    and 

Engravings.      By  Jos.  Sabin.     Priced  in  ink.     8vo,  half 
morocco,  gilt  top,  by  Alfred  Matthews.     N.  Y.  1875 
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915  Meriton  (Thomas).    Love  and  War:  a  Tragedy.    Device 

on  title.     4to,  mottled  calf,  gilt  top,  by  the  Club  Bind- 
ery. Lond.  :  Charles  Webb,  1658 

*  Lower  margin  of  title  repaired,  but  a  fine,  sound  and  tall  copy, 
having  many  uncut  leaves. 

916  Meriton  (Thomas).     The  Wandering   Lover:  a  Tragy- 

Comedie.     4to,  polished  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  IV.  Burden,  1658 

*  This  drama  was  acted  privately,  as  the  title-page  informs  us,  by 
the  author  and  his  friends. 

917  MiDDLETON.     The  Counterfeit  Bridegroom;  or.  The  De- 

feated Widow:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  roan. 

Lond.  :  Lang  ley  Cur  lis  s,  1677 

*  Altered  from  Middleton's  "  No  Wit,  No  Help  Like  a  Woman's." 

918  [MiDDLETON  (Thomas).]     A  Game   of  Chesse,  as  it  was 

Acted  nine  Dayes  together  at  the  Globe  on  the  Bank 

Side. 

A  Game  of  Chess  is  here  displayde, 

Between  the  Blacke  and  White-House  made.     (Etc.) 

4to,  full    brown    crushed    levant    morocco    extra,   gilt 
edges,  by  Riviere.  [Sine  loco\  printed  1625 

*  Corner  of  title  and  one  or  two  leaves  mended,  but  an  extra- 
ordinarily FINE  COPY  of  Middleton's  rarest  play. 

A  note  by  Mr.  Lefferts  calls  attention  to  its  great  scarcity  as  follows: 

"  Alexander  Dyce,  in  his  edition  of  Middleton,  published  in  1840, 
states  in  his  Notes  to  the  "Game  of  Chess,"  that  he  has  seen  three 
editions,  all  in  quarto,  and  no  date,  with  engraved  title-pages.  He 
further  states  that  J.  P.  Collier  possessed  a  letterpress  title- 
page  belonging  to  some  edition  of  which  he  believes  no  copies 
exist.  This  statement  has  been  copied  by  all  authorities  I  have  been 
able  to  consult,  and  it  would  seem  that  this  copy  was  therefore  prac- 
tically unknown,  and  possibly  unique." 

Beneath  this  another  collector  has  written:  "  This  is  not  unique. 
There  is  a  copy  in  the  University  Library — Cambridge." 

Granting  this,  it  will  be  seen  that  the  above  is  one  of  two 
copies  known,  and  the  only  one  ever  likely  to  come  upon  the  market. 

919  MiDDLETON  (Thomas).   No  Wit,  No  Help  like  a  Woman's: 

a  Comedy.       With  the  very  rare  engraved  portrait  of  the 
author.      8vo,  half  calf  (broken). 

Lond.  :  Humphrey  Moseley,  1657 

*  A  few  pages  cut  close  at  top,  but  a  very  fine  copy  of  this  very 
rare  piece.     It  almost  invariably  lacks  the  portrait. 

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920  MiDDLETON  (Thomas).     Works,  now  first  collected,  with 

some  Account  of  the  Author  and  Notes  by  the  Rev. 
Alex.  Dyce.  Engraved  portrait  5  vols.  8vo,  half  mo- 
rocco, gilt  tops,  UNCUT,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  Edward  Lumley^  1840 

*  With  note  by  Mr.  Lefferts.  "  Large  Paper,  uncut.  Excessively 
rare.  Lumley  states  only  a  few  copies  privately  printed,  probably 
not  more  than  twenty-five  in  all." 

921  Milton  (John).   An  Apology  Against  a  Pamphlet  Call'd 

a  Modest  Confutation  of  the  Animadversions  upon  the 
Remonstrant  Smectymmus.     4to,  unbound. 

Lond.  :  John  Rot  hive  11^  1642 

*  First  Edition.     Extremely  rare. 

922  Milton    (John).     Areopagitica:  a   Speech   of  Mr.  John 

Milton  for  the  Liberty  of  Unlicenc'd  Printing  to  the 
Parliament  of  England.  4to,  full  levant  morocco  extra, 
gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond. :  Printed  in  the yeare  1644. 

*  First  Edition.  "The  most  close,  conclusive,  comprehensive 
and  decisive  vindication  of  the  liberty  of  the  press  that  has  yet  ap- 
peared."    A  fine  copy. 

923  Milton  (John).   Joannis  Miltoni  Angli  pro  Populo  Angli- 

cano  Defensio  contra  Claudii  Anonymi,  alias  Salmasii, 
Defensionem  Regiam.      Folio,  half  calf. 

Londini:   Typis  Du  Gardianis,  1651 

924  Milton  (John).  Joannis  Miltonii  Angli  pro  Populo  Angli- 

cano  Defensio  contra  Claudii  Anonymi,  alias  Salmasii, 
Defensionem  Regiam.  i2mo,  blue  levant  morocco 
extra,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

*  330  pages.  Londini:  Typis  Du  Gardianis,  1651 

925  Milton  (John).   Joannis  Miltoni  Angli  pro  Populo  Angli- 

cano  Defensio,  contra  Claudii  Anonimi,  alias  Salmasii, 
defensionem  Regiam.  4to,  blue  levant  morocco  extra, 
gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Londini:    Typis  Dti  Gardianis,  1651 

*  Issued  the  same  year  as  the  first  quarto  edition.  Contains  104 
pages  and  6  pages  of  index. 

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926  Milton  (John).    Joannis  Miltoni  Angli  pro  Populo  Angli- 

cano  Defensio,  contra  Claudii  Anonymi,  alias  Salmasii, 
defensionem  Regiam.  Cum  Indici.  i2mo,  blue  levant 
morocco  extra,  by  the  Club  Bindery, 

Londini:    Typis  Du  Gardianis,   1651 

*  260  pages,  and  12  pages  of  index. 

927  Milton  (John).   Joannis  Miltoni  Angli  pro  Populo  Angli- 

cano  Defensio  contra  Claudii  Anonymi,  alias  Salmasii, 
Defensionem  Regiam.  izmo,  blue  levant  morocco 
extra,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

* 244  pages.  Londini:    Typis  Du  Gardianis,  1651 

928  Milton  (John).   Joannis  Miltoni  Angli  pro  Populo  Angli- 

cano  Defensio  contra  Claudii  Anonymi,  alias  Salmasii, 

Defensionem  Regiam.      4to,  blue  levant  morocco  extra, 

gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Londini:    Typis  Du  Gardianis,  165 1 

*  First  quarto  edition,  with  table  of  errata.     205  pages. 

929  MiLTON  (John).  Joannis  Miltoni  Angli  pro  Populo  Anglo- 

cano,  Defensio  contra  Claudii  Anonymi,  alias  Salmasii, 

Defensionem    Regiam.      i2mo,    blue    levant  morocco, 

extra,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Londini:    Typis  Du  Gardianis,  1652 

*  The  first  edition  issued  in  this  year. 

930  Milton  (John).   Joannis  Miltoni  Angli  pro  Populo  Angli- 

can© Defensio,  contra  Claudii  Anonymi,  alias  Salmasii, 
Defensionem  Regiam.  Cum  indici.  i2mo,  blue  levant 
morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Londini:    Typis  Du  Gar dianis.,  1652 

931  Milton  (John).   Joannis  Miltoni  Angli  pro  Populo  Angli- 

cano  Defensio  Secunda,  contra  infamem  libellum  anony- 
mum  cuitilus,  Regii  sanguinis  clamor  ad  coelum  adver- 
sus  parricidas  Anglicanas.  i2mo,  blue  levant  morocco 
extra,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Londini:    Typis  Neucomianis^  1654 

*  First  Edition.     173  pages. 

932  Milton  (John).     Artis  Logicse  plenion  Institutio  ad  Petri 

Rami  Methodum  Concinnata.  Fine  impression  of  the  por- 
trait by  W.  Dolle.  i2mo,  full  blue  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Londini:  S.  Hickman^  1672 
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933  Milton   (John).     Colasterion :  a   Reply   to  a  Nameless 

Answer  against  the  Doctrine  and  Discipline  of  Divorce, 
wherein  the  trivial  Author  of  that  Answer  is  discov- 
er'd,  the  Licencer  conferr'd  with,  and  the  Opinion 
which  they  traduce  defended.      4to,  unbound. 

*  First  Edition.  Printed  in  the  year  1645 

934  Milton  (John).       The  Doctrine  &  Discipline  of  Divorce: 

Restor'd  to  the  good  of  both  Sexes,  from  the  bondage 
of  Canon  Law,  and  other  mistakes,  to  the  true  mean- 
ing of  Scripture  in  the  Law  and  Gospel  compar'd. 
Wherein  also  are  set  down  the  bad  consequences  of 
abolishing  or  condemning  of  Sin,  that  which  the  Law 
of  God  allows,  and  Christ  abolisht  not.  Now  the  sec- 
ond time  revis'd  and  much  augmented,  in  Two  Books: 
To  the  Parliament  of  England  with  the  Assembly.  4to, 
unbound.  Lond,  :  Imprinted  in  the  yeare  1645 

*  Third  edition  ?  There  were  two  editions  printed  in  this  year,  but 
there  is  nothing  to  indicate  which  is  the  earlier.  This  copy  has  82 
pages.  In  the  present  copy,  after  the  words  "  the  end,"  are  three 
lines  of  corrections  which  do  not  appear  in  the  other  issue  of  the 
same  year. 

935  Milton  (John).    The  Doctrine  and  Discipline  of  Divorce. 

The  same  as  preceding  title,  but  containing  78  pages, 
although  the  text  is  apparently  precisely  the  same.  4to, 
paneled  calf  extra.         Lond:  Iitiprinted  in  the  year  1645 

*  Third  edition.  Large  and  fine  copy,  with  some  rough  leaves. 
There  is  a  typographical  error  in  the  word  "  in"  after  the  word  im- 
printed, which  reads  "  In  "  instead  of  "in." 

936  Milton  (John).    The  Doctrine  and  Discipline  of  Divorce. 

The  same  as  the  preceding.  Bound  in  blue  crushed 
levant  morocco  by  the  Club  Bindery.  Ibid. 

937  Milton  (John).   The  Doctrine  and  Discipline  of  Divorce. 

The  same  as  the  preceding.  Bound  in  blue  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

938  Milton  (John).     Defence  of  the  People  of  England  in 

Answer  to  Salmasius's  Defence  of  the  King.     8vo,  calf 

gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Sifii  loco,  Printed  in  the  year  1692 

*  First  Edition  in  English.  Lowndes  says:  "  Translated  by  Mr. 
Washington  of  the  Temple." 

153 


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939  Milton  (John).      Eikonoclastes.      In  Answer  to  a  Book 

intitl'd   Eikon   Basilike,  the  Portraiture  of  his  Sacred 

Majesty  in  his  Solitudes  and  Sufferings.   4to,  unbound. 

Lond.  :  Matthew  Simmons,  1649 

*  First  Edition.  This  book  which,  as  the  title  indicates,  was 
written  in  answer  to  Eikon  Basilike  said  to  have  been  written  by 
Charles  I.,  was  ordered  by  the  House  of  Commons  on  June  16,  1660, 
to  be  burned  by  the  common  hangman,  together  with  the  Defensio 
Pro  Populo  Anglicano  by  the  same  author. 

940  Milton  (John).      Eikonoclastes.      In  Answer  to  a  Book 

intitul'd  Eikon  Basilike.     8vo,  full  blue  crushed  levant 
morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

*  Choice  copy.  Amsterdam:  Printed  in  the  year  1690 

941  Milton    (John).      Epistolarum    Familiarum,    etc.      8vo, 

full  blue  crushed   levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the 
Club  Bindery.  Londini:  Brabazoni  Aylmeri^  1674 

*  First  Edition.     Choice  copy. 

942  Milton  (John).      History  of  Britain.     Engraved  portrait 

by  Faithorne  (margin  trimmed).     4to,  half  calf. 

Lond.:  Jas.  A  Her  try,  1670 

*  First  Edition.     Not  a  first-class  copy. 

943  Another.       Portrait    inlaid.       4to,    full    crimson 

crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.    Ibid. 

944  Another.       Second    Edition.     Fine   impression  of 

the  portrait.     4to,    full   blue  crushed   levant    morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  Spencer  Hickman,  167 1 

945  Another.     Third  Edition.    8vo,  full  blue  crushed 

levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  John  Marty n,  1677 

946  • Another.      Fourth  Edition  (called  second  edition 

on  the  title-page).     Svo,  full  blue  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  Mark  Par  doe,  1678 

947  Another.      Fifth  (?)   Edition.      Svo,   full   crushed 

levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  P.  Scot,  1695 

948  Milton    (John).        Literae     Pseudo-Senatus    Anglicana 

Cromwellii,  etc.      i2mo,  original  sheep. 

Sine  loco  [London]  Impresses  1696 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  fine  copy. 

154 


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949  Milton     (John).        Literse     Pseudo-Senatus     Anglicani 

Cromwellii,  etc.  i2mo,  full  blue  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Si  fie  loco,  Impressce  Anno  1676 

950  Milton  (John).     Original  Letters  and  Papers  of  State 

addressed  to  Oliver  Cromv^rell,  now  first  published  from 
the  Originals.    Folio,  calf,    l^ond.  :  William  Bowyer,i']42> 

951  Milton  (John).     Paradise  Lost:  a  Poem  in  Ten  Books, 

the  Author  John  Milton.  4to,  levant  morocco  extra, 
by  the  Club  Bindery.  Lond.  :  S.  Simmons,  1669 

*  First  Edition.     Seventh  title-page.     Fine  copy. 

952  Milton    (John).       Paradise    Lost:    a  Poem    in    Twelve 

Books.  The  Second  Edition,  revised  and  augmented 
by  the  same  Author.  \^F  or  trait  by  Dolle.'\  8vo,  levant 
morocco  extra,  by  Bedford.      Lond.  :  S.  Simmons,  1674 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  second  edition,  and  much  rarer  than  some  of  the 
first  editions. 

953  Milton    (John).      Paradise    Lost:    a    Poem    in    Twelve 

Books.  The  Third  Edition,  revised  and  augmented  by 
the  same  Author.   Portrait  by  Dolle.    8vo,  morocco  extra. 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  third  edition.  Lond. :  S.  Simmons,  1678 

954  Milton  (John).    Paradise  Lost:  a  Poem  in  twelve  books. 

Beautiful  portrait  after  Faithorne,  and  engravings  on  copper 
by  Richter,     4to,  calf,  gilt  edges. 

*  A  very  beautiful  edition.     Lond.  :  /.  and H.  Richter,  1794 

955  Milton  (John),      Paradise  Regained,  to  which  is  added 

Samson  Agonistes.      8vo,  brown  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  John  Star  key,  1671 

*  First  Edition,  of  both  pieces. 

A  choice  copy,  with  the  rare  leaves  of  "  License  "  and   "  Errata." 

956  The  same.  Second  Edition.  8vo,  full  blue  crushed 

levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Lond.  :  John  Starkey,  1680 

957  Milton  (John).      Poems  upon   Several  Occasions,  both 

English  and  Latin,  etc.,  composed  at  Several  Times, 
with  a  small  Tractate  of  Education  to  Mr.  Hartlib. 
8vo,  in  a  fine  old  English  binding  of  crimson  morocco, 
richly  tooled  on  back  and  sides,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.:    Tho.  Bring,  1673 
*  Beautiful  copy  of  the  second  edition  of  Milton's  poems.  Contains 
poems  not  previously  published. 

155 


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958  [Milton  (John).]     Of   Reformation   Touching    Church- 

Discipline  in  England:  and  the  Causes  that  hitherto 
have  hindered  it.    Two  Books,  written  to  Freind.    4to, 

morocco  extra,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :    Thomas  Under  hill ^  1641 

*  First  Edition.    The  title-page  is  stained,  but  otherwise  the  book 
is  in  good  condition.     Milton's  first  prose  production. 

959  Milton    (John).      The    Reason    of    Church-government 

urg'd  against  Prelaty.      In  two  Books.      4to,  unbound. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:  John  Rothwell,   1641 

960  Milton  (John).     The  Tenure  of  Kings  and  Magistrates: 

Proving  that  it  is  Lawfull,  and  hath  been  held  so 
through  all  Ages,  for  any,  who  have  the  Power,  to 
call  to  Account  a  Tyrant,  or  wicked  King,  and  after 
due  conviction,  to  depose,  and  put  him  to  death,  if  the 
Ordinar  Magistrate  have  neglected,  or  deny'd  to  doe  it. 
And  that  they,  who  of  late  so  much  blame  deposing, 
are  the  Men  that  did  it  themselves.      4to,  unbound. 

*  Second  edition.  Lond.  :    Matthew  Simmons^  1650 

961  Milton    (John).      Tetrachordon :  Expositions   upon  the 

foure  chief  places  in  Scripture,  which  treat  of  Mariage, 
or  Nullities  in  Mariage  .  .  .  wherein  the  Doctrine  and 
Discipline  of  Divorce,  as  was  lately  publish'd,  is  con- 
firm'd  by  Explanation  of  Scripture,  by  testimony  of 
ancient  Fathers,  of  civill  lawes  in  the  Primitive  Church, 
of  Famousest  Reformed  Divines,  and  lastly,  by  an  in- 
tended Act  of  Parlament  and  Church  of  England  in 
the  last  yeare  of  Edward  the  sixth.     4to,  unbound. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :  Printed  in  the  yeare  1645 

962  Milton  (John).    Treatise  on  Christian  Doctrine.    Trans- 

lated by  the  Rev.  Chas,  R.  Sumner.  Facsimile  of  Mil- 
ton s  writing.     4to,  boards,  uncut. 

Cambridge  University  Press,  1825 

963  Milton  (John).     A  Treatise  of  Civil  Power  in  Ecclesi- 

astical Causes:  Shewing  that  it  is  not  lawful  for  any 
power  on  Earth  to  compell  in  matters  of  Religion. 
The  author  J.  M.  i2mo,  levant  morocco  extra,  gilt 
edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :    Tho.  Newcomb,  1659 

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964  Milton  and  More.     Joannis  Miltoni  Defensio  Secunda 

pro  Populo  Anglicano:  Contra  infamem  Libellum 
anoymum,  cujus  Titelus,  Regii  sanguinis  clamor  ad- 
versus  parricidas  Anglicanos.  Accessit  Alexandri  mori 
Ecclesiasi?e  Sacrarumque  litteram  Professoris  Fides 
Publica,  Contra  calumnias  Joannis  Miltoni  scurra. 
i2mo,  original  vellum. 

Hagae-Comitum  :  Ex  Typographia  Adriani  Vlacq.  1654 

965  Milton  and  Salmasius.    Claudii  Salmasii  defensio  Regia 

pro  Carolo  I.  Rege  Angliae,  &c.,  et  Joannis  Miltoni 
Defensio,  pro  Populo  Anglicano,  Contra  Claudii 
Anonymi,  alias  Salmasii  Defensionem  Regiam.  Acces- 
serunt  huic  editions  indices  locupletissimi.    4to,  vellum. 

Lond.  1651 

*  This  general  title-page  is  prefixed  to  the  two  volumes  bound  iu 
one,  each  of  which,  however,  has  a  separate  title-page,  and  eacli 
volume  has  a  separate  pagination. 

966  Mill  (Humphrey).     A  Night's  Search,  Discovering  the 

Nature  and  Condition  of  all  sorts  of  Night  Walkers, 
with  their  Associates,  as  also  the  Life  and  Death  of 
Many  of  them,  together  with  divers  fearfull  and  strange 
Accidents  occasioned  by  such  ill  livers,  Digested  into 
A  PoEME  by  Humphry  Mill.  With  the  rare  engraved  title 
by  Droeshout  (margined),  and  the  Poetical  Explanation 
opposite.  i2mo,  red  morocco  extra,  paneled  sides,  gilt 
edges,  by  Lortic.  Lond.:  R.  Bishop,  1640 

*  Prefixed  are  a  great  many  commendatory  poems  addressed  to  the 
author,  including  some  by  Thomas  Heywood,  Thomas  Nabbes,  Robert 
Chamberlain,  Richard  Brome,  etc.,  etc.     They  cover  sixteen  leaves. 

"  This  very  singular  poem  is  divided  into  fifty-eight  sections,  and 
abounds  in  stories,  the  incidents  of  which  are  drawn  from  the  occur- 
rences of  brothels,  and  the  adventures  of  prostitutes  and  panders." — 
Bibliotheca  Anglo-Poctica. 

It  is  a  remarkably  rare  volume  to  find  perfect  as  the  above  copy  is. 

967  Mirabilis  Annus;    or.  The  Year  of  Prodigies  and  Won- 

ders: a  faithfull  account  of  Signs  in  the  Heavens,  in 
the  Earth,  and  in  the  Waters.  With  many  remarkable 
accidents  and  wonders.  4to,  original  blue  paper  covers, 
UNCUT.  Printed  in  the  year  1 66 1 

*  Splendid  copy. 

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968  MiRROUR  OF  PoLiciE.      A  worke  no  less  profitable  than 

necessary  for  all  Magestrates  and  Governors  of  Estates 
and  Commonweals.  With  the  ?'are  folding  and  other 
tables.  4to,  old  red  morocco,  super  extra,  Harleian 
tooled  sides  and  back,  gilt  leaves. 

Lond.  :  Adam  I  slip  ^  1598 

*  An  excessively  rare  edition.  The  earliest  known  to  Lowndes 
was  that  of  1599,  but  he  remarks,  "  Herbert  notices  an  edition  of  the 
date  of  1598."  It  is  a  curious  and  amusing  book,  full  of  entertaining 
observations  on  the  customs  of  different  nations,  and  on  social  duties, 
interspersed  with  poetry  and  quotations. 

This  copy  has  the  two  very  rare  folding  leaves  of  "  The  Tree  of 
Sacrifice  "  and  "  The  Tree  of  Justice." 

969  Another  copy.     4to,  original  vellum.     Very  fine. 

Ibid. 

970  Mistaken   Beauty   (The);    or,   The    Lyar:    a   Comedy. 

4to,  half  morocco.  Lond.  :   Simon  N'eale,  1685 

*  Little  more  than  a  translation  of  Corneille's  "  Menteur." 

972  [Monsey   (R.)]       Scarronides;  or,   Virgile  Travestie:    a 

Mock  Poem,  being  the  Second  [and  Seventh]  Book  of 
Virgil's  ^neis  translated  into  English  Burlesq.  Small 
8vo,  crimson  levant  morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  by 
Riviere.  Lond.  :    Thomas  Mabb,  1665 

*  Very  handsome  copy. 

973  Montagu  (Lady  Mary  Wortley).     Letters  and  Works. 

Edited  by  her  Great-Grandson,  Lord  Wharncliffe.  3 
vols.  8vo,  calf,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  Hammond. 

Lond.:  Bentley,  1837 

974  Montaigne    (Michael   de).      The   Essayes;  or,    Morall, 

Politike  and  Millitarie  Discourses  of  Lo:  Michaell  de 
Montaigne  .  .  .  first  written  by  him  in  French  and  now 
done  into  English  by  *  *  *  *  *  JOHN  FLORIO. 
Folio,  old  calf.  Lond.:  Val.  Sims  for  Edward  Blottnt, 160^ 

*  The  well-known  and  beautiful  copy,  formerly  in  the  possession  of 
C.  W.  Frederickson. 

It  contains  the  two  exceeding  rare  leaves  of ' '  Errors  and  Omissions" 
at  the  end,  entirely  different  from  the  one  leaf  of  "Errors  and 
Omissions  "  at  the  beginning.  This  is  the  First,  and  is  known  as  the 
"  Shakespeare  Edition,"  from  the  fact  that  in  the  British  Museum 
is  preserved  a  copy  bearing  the  autograph  of  Shakespeare.  It  is,  as 
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often  pointed  out,  the  only  book  of  which  we  can  certainly  say  that  it 
formed  part  of  Shakespeare's  library. 

The  present  copy  also  contains  the  long  preliminary  poem  by 
Samuel  Daniel. 

In  such  superb  state  as  the  above  this  edition  is  of  very  great 
scarcity,  and  an  apparently  poorer  copy,  described  as  "  wormed,"  sold 
at  Sotheby's  in  igoi  for  £-jb. 

975  MoNTEMAYOR  (George  of).      Diana.     Translated  out  of 

Spanish  into  English  by  Bartholomew  Yong  of  the 
Middle  Temple,  Gentleman.  Title  within  a  woodcut 
border.    Folio,  calf.    'L.ond..:  Printed  by  E.  Bollifafit,  1598 

*  Very  scarce.  "  Montemayor's  pastoral  of  Diana  is  beautiful;  it  is 
in  prose,  but  mingled  with  a  considerable  quantity  of  poetry,  by  Yong, 
the  merits  of  which  are  not  sufficiently  known." — Bibliotheca  Anglo- 
Poetica. 

It  was  from  this  romance  that  vShakespeare  probably  derived  the 
story  of  the  "The  Two  Gentlemen  of  Verona."  McKee's  copy 
{poor)  sold  for  $21. 

976  MoNTPENSiER     (MADEMOISELLE    DE,    Grand-daughter    of 

Henri  Quatre  and  Niece  of  Queen  Henrietta-Maria). 
Memoirs  of,  written  by  Herself.  Edited  from  the 
French.  Portraits.  3  vols.  8vo,  half  citron  levant 
morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut.     Lond. :  Henry  Colburn,  1848 

*  Interesting  account  of  the  times  and  manners  of  the  Court  of 
Louis  XV. 

977  MooRE  (Thomas).     The  Epicurean:    a  Tale.     8vo,    full 

crimson  straight-grained  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  by 
Alfred  Matthews. 

Lond. :  Longman,  Pees,  Orme,  Brown  &>  Green,  1827 

*  First  Edition,  Extra-illustrated  with  a  set  of  India  paper 
proofs  of  the  illustrations  by  J.  M.  W.  Turner  from  the  1839  editon. 

978  More  (Sir  Thomas).     A  Frutefull,  pleasaunt  and  wittie 

worke  of  the  beste  state  of  a  publique  weale  and  of 
the  new  yle  called  Utopia,  written  in  Latine  by  the 
right  worthie  and  famous  Syr  Thomas  More,  knyght, 
and  translated  into  Englishe  by  Raphe  Robynson. 
i3lack  tenet.  Small  8vo,  brown  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges,  by  De  Coverly. 

Lond.  :  Abraham  Vele,  1556 

*  Second  edition  of  this  famous  work  which,  as  the  title  informs  us, 
was  "  newlie  perused  and  corrected,  with  divers  notes  in  the  margent 
augmented."     The  title  has  been  backed  and  last  leaf  neatly  repaired. 

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979  MoTTEUX  (P.)     The   Amorous   Miser;   or,  The  Younger 

the  Wiser:  a  Comedy.      4to,  half  red  morocco. 

Lond.  :  Ben  Bragg,  1705 

980  MoTTEUX   (P.)     Arsinoe,   Queen   of  Cyprus:  an  Opera, 

after  the  Italian  Manner,  all  sung.  4to,  half  blue 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,  1705 

*  The  first  introduction  of  Italian  Opera  into  England. 
Very  fine  copy  and  in  uncut  state  very  rare. 

981  MoTTEUx  (P.)     Beauty  in  Distress:   a  Tragedy,  with  a 

Discourse  of  the  Lawfulness  and  Unlawfulness  of  Plays. 
4to,  half  blue  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

'L.ondi.:  Daniel Brown^  1698 

982  [MoTTEUX  (P).]      The  Island  Princess;    or,    The   Gen- 

erous Portugal:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  brown  morocco. 

*  First  Edition.     Choice  copy.  Lond.  :  Zf.  7?.,   1669 

983  MoTTEUx  (P.)     Love's  a  Jest:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  calf, 

UNCUT,  by  Larkins.  Lond.  :  Peter  Buck,  1696 

*  First  Edition.     Very  fine  copy. 

984  MoTTEUX  (P.)     Loves  of  Mars  and  Venus:  a  Play  set  to 

Music.     4to,  half  red  morocco.  Lond.  1697 

985  MoTTEUX  (P.)     Love's  Triumph:  an  Opera.     4to,   half 

morocco.  Lond.:/.   Tonson,  1708 

*  First  Edition. 

986  MoTTEUx  (P.)     The   Novelty:  every  Act   a  Play.     4to, 

half  blue  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond. :  R.  Parker,  1697 

*  Splendid  copy.     Consists  of  five  distinct  dramatic  pieces. 

987  Mountagne  (W.)     The  Shepherd's  Paradise:  a  Comedy, 

privately  acted  before  the  late  King  Charles  by  the 
Queens  Majesty  and  Ladies  of  Honour.  8vo,  half  crim- 
son levant  morocco,  gilt  tops.    Lond. :/(?/;«  Starkey,  1659 

*  First    Edition.     The  author  is  ridiculed  by   .Suckling   in  his 
"  Session  of  the  Poets." 

988  Mountfort  (Will.)     The  Injured  Lovers;  or.  The  Am- 

bitious Father:  a  Tragedy.      4to,  half  calf. 

Lond.  :  6".  Manship,  1688 

*  In  the  prologue  spoken  by  the  author  he  says: 

"  Jo.  Haynes's  fate  is  now  become  my  share 
For  I'm  a  poet,  married  and  a  player." 
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989  MouNTFORT  (Will).     Six  Plays,  with  Memoirs.      2  vois. 

i2mo,  full  green  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  J.  Tonson,  1720 

990  MoxoN  (Joseph).   Mechanick  Exercises;  or,  the  Doctrine 

of  Handy  Works  applied  to  the  Art  of  Printing.  Many 
curious  illustrations.  2  vols.  410,  half  leather,  roxburghe 
style.     N.Y.  :  The  Typothetce  of  the  City  of  New  York,iSc)6 

*  No.  131  of  450  copies  printed. 

991  [MuNDAY    (Anthony).]      The   Ancient,    Famovs,    And 

Honourable  History  of  Amadis  de  Gaule.  Written  in 
French  by  the  Lord  of  Essars,  Nicholas  de  Herberay. 
4  vols,  in  I.     Folio,  blue  morocco,  gilt  edges  over  red. 

Lond.  :  Nicholas  Ohes,   1619-18 

*  Very  rare.  The  translation  comprises  four  books — that  is,  the 
complete  Amadis  only.  Munday  meant  to  have  gone  on  with  the  con- 
tinuations, but  he  proceeded  no  further.  The  titles  of  Books  2,  3,  4 
bear  the  words  "  Translated  out  of  French,  by  A.  M."  and  those 
initials  at  foot  of  the  dedications  are  sufficient  indication  of  the  name 
of  Anthony  Munday.  The  first  two  titles  bear  the  date  of  1619;  the 
other  two,  161 8. 

992  [Munday    (Anthony).]       Palmerin   of    England.      The 

Famous  History  of  the  Noble  and  Valiant  Prince  Pal- 
merin of  England,  declaring  his  Birth,  and  Prince 
Florian  du  Desart  his  Brother,  in  the  Forrest  of  Great 
Britaine,  the  course  of  their  lives  afterward  in  pursuing 
Knightly  Adventures  and  performing  Incomparable 
Deeds  of  Chivalry,  wherein  Gentlemen  may  find  choise 
of  sweet  inventions,  and  Gentlewomen  be  satisfied  in 
courtly  expectations.  Black  teltcx.  4to,  elegantly 
bound  in  maroon  levant  morocco,  super-extra  paneled 
sides,  gilt  leaves,  by  Bedford.       Lond. :  B.Alsop,  1639 

*  Choice  copy  of  a  very  early  and  extremely  rare  edition. 

993  Musarum   Delici^;  or,   The   Muses'  Recreation.     Con- 

taining several  pieces  of  Poetique  Wit,by  S-"  J.  M[ennes] 
and  Ja°.  S[mith].  i2mo,  green  crushed  levant  morocco 
extra,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.:  Henry  Her  ring  tnan,  1655 

*  The  First  Edition,  and  extremely  rare— so  rare,  indeed,  that 

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the  Bibliotheca  Anglo-Poetica  and  the  Daniel  and  Huth  Libraries 
had  only  the  Second  Edition. 

"  Sir  John  Mennes  and  Dr.  James  Smith  were  the  authors  of  this 
miscellany,  in  which  are  also  contained  some  pieces  by  Bishop  Corbet 
and  Sir  John  Suckling.  Several  of  the  poems  partake  of  the  wit,  the 
raillery,  and  the  playful  versification  of  Butler,  though  it  should  be 
remembered  (for  the  fact  itself  is  fame  to  those  concerned)  that  this 
collection  made  its  appearance  eight  years  before  the  publication  of 
Hudibras.  It  is  also  worthy  of  a  particular  remark  that  Pope  (in  his 
classification  of  the  English  Poets  for  his  projected  discourse  on  the 
rise  and  progress  of  English  Poetry)  considered  Sir  John  Mennes  as 
one  of  the  originals  of  Hudibras." — Bibl.  Ang.-Poetica,  p.  225, 


994    l^T  ABBES    (Thomas).      Covent    Garden:    a    Pleasant 


N 


morocco,  gilt  edges.  Lond.  :  Richard  Oulton,  1638 

*  First  Edition.  Dedicated  to  John  Suckling.  One  figure 
clipped  in  the  date. 

995  Nabbes  (Thomas).     Microcosmus:  a  Morall  Maske.   De- 

vice on  title.      4to,  half  morocco. 

Lond.:  Richard  Oulton,  1637 

*  First  Edition.  Preliminary  verses  by  Richard  Brome  and  W. 
Cufaude. 

996  Nabbes  (Thomas).     A  volume  containing  Seven  Plays  by 

Nabbes,  as  follows: 

1.  Microcosmus,  1637. 

2.  Hannibal  and  Scipio,  1637. 

3.  The  Spring's  Glory,  1639. 

4.  Totenham  Court,  1638. 

5.  Covent  Garden,  1639. 

6.  The  Unfortunate  Mother,  1640. 

7.  The  Bride,  1640. 

All  First  Editions  except  the  "Spring's  Glory" 
and  "Covent  Garden,"  which  are  both  second.  Title- 
page  to  the  Microcosmus  inlaid.  Thick  4to,  red  mo- 
rocco, gauffred  gilt" edges.  Lond.,  v.  y. 

*  From  the  Roxburghe  Library. 

997  Nabbes  (Thomas).    The  Unfortunate  Mother:  a  Tragedie. 

4to,  half  calf.  Lond.  :  Daniel  Frere.  1640 

*  First  Edition.  Dedicated  to  Richard  Braithwaite.  Some 
margins  mended,  but  a  tall  copy,  with  uncut  leaves. 

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998  Napoleon.     Bourrienne  (M.  de).     Memoirs  of  Napoleon 

Bonaparte.  4  vols.  8vo,  half  russia,  gilt  tops,  uncut, 
by  Stikeman.  Lond.  :   Colburn,  1830 

999  Nash   (Thomas).      Nashes  Lenten   Stuffe,  Containing, 

The  Defcription  and  firft  Procreation  and  Increafe  of 
the  towneof  Great  Yarmouth  inNorffolke:  With  anew 
Play  neuer  played  before,  of  the  praife  of  the  Red 
Herring.  Fitte  of  all  Clearkes  of  Noblemens  Kitchins 
to  be  read  :  and  not  vnneceffary  by  all  Seruing  men 
that  haue  fhort  boord-wages,  to  be  remembered.  4to, 
maroon  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  Printed  for  N.  L.  and  C.  B.  and  are  to  be  fold 
at  the  tueft  end  of  Paules,  1599. 

*  First  Edition  and  fine  copy. 

1000  Nash  (Thomas).  Pierce  Pennilefe  his  Supplication  to 
the  Diuell,  Black  Cetter.  4to,  russia,  gilt  edges,  by 
Roger    Payne. 

Lond.  :  Printed  for  Nicholas  Ling,  and  are  to  be  fold 
at  his  f hop,  at  the  Northiueft  doore  of  S.  P aides,  1595. 

*  This  is  the  fifth  edition. 

The  first  edition  was  issued  in  1592,  in  which  year  there  were  two 
editions,  one  of  which  was  surreptitious.  The  work  is  a  powerful 
satire  on  the  follies  of  the  time.  The  author  mentions  a  great  many 
of  his  contemporaries,  and  gave  great  offense  by  his  severe  allusions 
to  them. 

looi  Natalis  (HiERONYMUs).  Evangelicffi  Historise  Imagines 
ex  ordine  Evangeliorum,  quae  toto  anno  in  Missae  sac- 
rificio  recitantur.  Engraved  title  and  i^j  plates  ex- 
quisitely engraved  on  copper  by  Hier.^  Ant.^  and  loan. 
Wierx,  Adr.  Collaert,  and  C.  de  Mallery.  Folio,  bound 
by  Matthews  in  blue  crushed  levant  morocco  extra, 
gilt  edges.  Antuerpise,  1593 

*  Original  and  very  fine  impressions  of  this  beautiful  series  of 
engravings  illustrating  the  Gospel  narratives.  One  plate  neatly  col- 
ored; 14  plates  neatly  inlaid.  Corner  of  some  margins  somewhat 
finger-soiled. 

1002  Newcastle  (The  Duke  of).  The  Humorous  Lovers: 
a  Comedy.  4to,  half  brown  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges, 
by  Riviere.  Lond.  :  H.  Herring?/ian,  i6tj 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition. 

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1003  Newcastle  (The  Duke  of).      The  Triumphant  Widow; 

or,  The  Medley  of  Humours:  a  Comedy.  410,  half 
brown  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  H.  Herringman,  1677 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition. 

1004  Newcastle  (Margaret,    Duchess  of).     Philosophical 

and  Physical  Opinions.  Device  on  title.  Folio,  half 
crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the 
Club  Bindery.  Lond.  :  J.  Martin,  1655 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  choice  copy. 

1005  Newcastle    (Margaret,    Duchess  of).      Poems    and 

Fancies.  Device  on  title  and  fine  impression  of  the 
EXTREMELY  RARE  PORTRAIT  by  Peter  viin  Schiippen.  Folio, 
half  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the 
Club  Bindery.  Lond.  :  J.  Martin,  1653 

*  Fine   copy.      In   the    McKee   catalogue   (Part    IV.)   it   is    said 
Lowndes  is  in  error  in  describing  this  book  as  having  a  portrait! 

The  print  is  a  very  beautiful  one. 

1006  Newcastle   (Margaret,    Duchess   of).     The  World's 

Olio.  Device  on  title.  Folio,  half  crimson  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.:  J.  Martin,  1655 

*  A  pleasant  collection  of  the  Duchess's  "obiter  dicta."     In  some 
verses  at  the  end  she  says  it  is 

"  Of  all  my  works,  this  work  which  I  have  writ, 
My  best  beloved  and  greatest  favorite." 

1007  New  York.     Journal  of  a  Voyage  to  New  York  and  a 

Tour  in  Several  of  the  American  Colonies  in  1679-80, 
by  Dankers  and  Sluyter,  translated  by  Hy.  C.  Mur- 
phy.    4to,  half  brown  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut. 

Brooklyn:  Z.  /.  H.  S.,  1867 

*  Presentation  copy  to  S.  L.  M.  Barlow  from  J.  Carson  Brevoort. 

1008  NoDiER  (Charles).     The  Bibliomaniac.      Translated  by 

Mabel  O.  Wright.  Illustrated  from  designs  by  Maurice 
Leloir,  engraved  on  wood  by  F.  Noel,  duplicate  impres- 
sions on  China  and  Japan  paper.  Svo,  full  crushed  levant 
morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

*  Few  copies  printed  in  the  above  state.  N.  Y.    1894 

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1009  North  (Francis  Dudley,  Lord).  A  Forest  of  Varie- 
ties.     Device  on  title.      Folio,  old  calf,  gilt. 

Lond. :  Richard  Cotes,  1645 

*  First  Edition.  Upon  the  verso  of  the  title-page  is  the  large 
and  fine  armorial  bookplate  of  Sir  Thomas  Hanmer,  1707.  Auto- 
graph of  Charles  Crompton  on  title.  He  was  a  friend  of  the  author's, 
and  we  gather  from  a  note  at  page  232  that  the  book  was  presented 
to  him,  doubtless  by  the  author  himself.  This  copy  has  a  leaf  of 
Poems  between  pp.  76  and  77,  which  is  unnoticed  by  Hazlitt. 

loio  [Norton  ( ).]  Pausanius,  the  Betrayer  of  his  Coun- 
try: a  Tragedy.  4to,  half  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges, 
by  Riviere.  Lond. :  Abel  Roper ^  1696 

*  The  author's  life — even  his  Christian  name — is  unknown.  This 
tragedy  was  brought  on  the  stage  by  Southern. 

loii  Northcote  (James).  Fables,  Original  and  Selected. 
Portrait  and  jdo  most  beautiful  engravings  upon  wood  by 
Harvey,  etc.  Both  Series.  2  vols,  royal  8vo,  full  green 
morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut.  Lond.  1828-33 

*  Largest  Paper.  The  finest  state  of  this  beautiful  work.  The 
Griswold  copy  with  arms  on  side. 

1012  /^LDHAM  (Mr.  John),  Remains,  in  Verse  and 
\3      Prose.     Device  on  title.     8vo,  unbound. 

Lond. :  Jo.  Hindmarsh,  1684 

*  First  Edition.     Contains  poem  by  Dryden. 

1013  Oldham  (Mr.    John).     Works,   together  with   his  Re- 

mains.     Thick   8vo,  full   crimson   crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond. :  A.  Hindmarsh,  1698 

1034  Oldham    (John).     The  Works   of    Mr.   John    Oldham, 

together  with  his  Remains.   Portrait  inlaid  atid  inserted. 

8vo,  crimson  crushed   levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by 

the  Club  Bindery.  Lond,:  Jo.  Hindmarsh,  1686 

*  This  is  a  general  collected  edition. 

1015  Oldmixon   (John).       Amintas:   a   Pastoral,    translated 

from  Tasso.     4to,  boards.     Lond. :  i?/VA.  Parker,  1698 

*  First  Edition.     The  prologue  was  written  by  Dennis. 

1016  Oldmixon  (John).     The  Governour  of  Cyprus:  a  Tra- 

gedy.    4to,  half  green  calf.        Lond. :  i?.  Tookey,  1703 

*  First  Edition. 

165 


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1017  Ottley   (Wm.  Young).       Collection    of   Facsimiles   of 

Scarce  and  Curious  Prints  by  the  Early  Masters  of  the 
Italian,  German  and  Flemish  Schools.  118  beautiful 
engravings,  including  facsimiles  of  Niellos  in  silver.  Folio, 
half  morocco,  gilt  top.  Lond, :  Layman.,  1826 

1018  Ottley    (Wm.  Young).        Collection    of    Facsimiles  of 

Scarce  and  Curious  Prints  by  the  Early  Masters  of  the 
Italian,  German  and  Flemish  Schools,  illustrative  of 
the  History  of  Engraving,  etc.  With  ^  additional  plates. 
Folio,  half  vellum.  Lond.  1828 

1019  Otway   (Thomas).     Alcibiades:  a  Tragedy.     4to,   half 

brown  morocco.  Lond. :  W^n.  Cade?nan,  1675 

*  Otway's  first  play.     Very  fine  copy. 

1020  Otway  (Thomas).     The  Atheist;  or,  The  Second  Part 

of  the  Souldier's  Fortune.     4to,  half  green  morocco. 

Lond. :  Ji.  Bentley^  1684 

*  Otway's  last  work.     He  died  in  1685  in  great  poverty. 

1021  Otway  (Thomas).      Caius  Marius:  a  Tragedy.     4to,  half 

brown  morocco,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  Thomas  Flesher,  1680 
*A  portion   of   this  play  is  taken  verbatim  from   "Romeo   and 
Juliet." 

1022  Otway   (Thomas).      Don   Carlos,    Prince   of   Spain:    a 

Tragedy.     Third  Edition,  corrected.     4to,  unbound. 

Lond.:  R.   Tonson,  1686 

1023  Otway  (Thomas).     Friendship  in  Fashion:  a  Comed}''. 

4to,  half  olive  morocco,  Lond.  :  i?.   Tonson.,  1678 

1024  Otway   (Thomas).       Heroick    Friendship:  a   Tragedy. 

4to,  half  blue  levant  morocco.     Lond. :  W.  Mears,  17 19 

*  Published  after  the  author's  death. 

1025  Otway   (Thomas).      The  Orphan;    or.   The  Unhappy- 

Marriage,  a  Tragedy.  4to,  half  straight-grained  ma- 
roon levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  by  Riviere. 

*  Beautiful  copy.  Lond.  :  R.  Bentley,  1680 

1026  Otway  (Thomas).    Titus  and  Berenice:  a  Tragedy,  with 

a  Farce  called  The  Cheats  of  Scapin.  4to,  half  green 
morocco.  Lond. :  i?.   Tonson^  1677 

*  Translated,  with  few  alterations,  from  Racine. 

166 


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1027  Otway  (Thomas).     Venice  Preserved;  or,  A  Plot  Dis- 

covered.     4to,  half  calf.     Lond.  :  Jos.  Hindmarsh,  1682 

*  Dedicated  to  the  Duchess  of  Monmouth. 

1028  Otway  (Thomas).     Works.     With   Notes,  CriLical  and 

Explanatory,  and  a  Life  of  the  Author,  by  Thomas 
Thornton.  Portrait  and  plates.  3  vols,  large  Svo, 
straight-grained  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by 
Stikeman.  Lond.  :  T,   Turner^  18 13 

*  Splendid  copy,  on  Largest  Paper.     Very  rare  in  this  state. 

1029  Ovid.      De  Arte  Amandi  and  the  Remedy  of  Love,  Eng- 

lished ;  as  also  the  Loves  of  Hero  and  Leander,  a  Mock- 
Poem.  Together  with  Choice  Poems  and  Rare  Pieces 
of  Drollery.  Engraved  frontispiece.  i2mo,  crimson 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bind- 
ery. Lond.:  Fri?ited  in  the  year  1662 

*  Fine  copy. 

1030  Another  edition.     i2mo,  crimson  crushed  levant 

morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery.     Lond.  1672 

1031  Ovid.      De    Arte  Amandi,   and  the  Remedy  of   Love, 

Englished;  as  also  the  Loves  of  Hero  and  Leander, 
a  Mock  Poem.  Together  with  Choice  Poems  and 
Rare  Pieces  of  Drollery.  E?igraved portrait.  Svo,  calf 
gilt,  gilt  edges.  Lond.  1684 

1032  Ovid.      De  Geedant-Wisselingen  van  P.  Ovidius  Naso 

in  het  Latyn  en   Nederdeutsch  nieulyx  vertaald,  en  te 

zamen  in  het  licht  gegeven  door  Isaak  Verburg.    With 

a  large  number  of  beautiful  engravings  by  Picart  and  others. 

Large  folio,  half  calf  gilt,  yellow  edges. 

Amsterdam:/.  Wetstein,  1732 

*  Large  and  thick  paper  copy,  with  brilliant  original  impressions 
of  the  magnificent  plates. 

1033  OviDE.    Les  Metamorphoses  d'Ovide.    Traduction  Nou- 

velle  avec  le  Texte  Latin  suivie  d'un  Analyse  de  I'Ex- 
plication  des  Tables  de  Notes  Geographique,  Histo- 
rique,  Mythologique,  et  Critiques,  par  M.  C.  L  Vil- 
lenare.  Ornce  de  gravures  d'apres  les  dessins  de  MM.  Le 
Barbier,  Moucian  et  Moreau.  4  vols,  royal  4to,  half  red 
calf,  marbled  edges.  Paris,  1806-22 

*  First  edition  (of  this  edition).     Proofs  before  all  letters  of  these 
beautiful  engravings. 

167 


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1034  Ovid.     Love's  Schoole.     Publii  Ovidii  Nasonis  De  Arte 

Amandi;  or,  The  Art  of  Love.  Engraved  title-page  by 
Visscher.     8vo,  old  green  morocco  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

n.  p.,  n.  d. 

*  With  autograph  on  fly-leaf,  "Ralph   Hawtrey  his  booke  1647." 
A  few  corners  mended. 

1035  Ovid's  Metamorphoses  in  Fifteen  Books,  translated  by 

the  most  esteemed  hands.  Numerous  large  a?id  fine  en- 
gravings on  copper^  including  the  rare  and  beautiful 
ENGRAVING  by  M.  Pool,  at  page  ^oo.  Large  folio,  orig- 
inal calf.  Lond.:/.    Tonson,  1717 

*  First  Edition.    The  translations  are  by  Dryden,  Addison,  Pope 
and  others.     The  engravings  are  by  Vander  Gucht,  Vertue  and  others. 

1036  OviD.     Ovidius   Exulans;  or,  Ovid  Travestie:  a  Mock 

Poem,  on  Five  Epistles  of  Ovid,  in  English  Burlesque, 
by  Naso  Scarronnomimus.  Engraved  frontispiece^  roughly 
colored  and  corner  me?ided.  Small  8vo,  old  straight- 
grained  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  C.  Smith. 

Lond.  :  Peter  Lillicrap,  1673 

1037  rrjALTOCK  (R.  S.)]     Peter  Wilkins.     The  Life  and 
\^^    Adventures   of   Peter  Wilkins,    a    Cornish   Man, 

taken  from  his  own  Mouth  in  his  Passage  to  England 
from  off  Cape  Horn,  in  America,  in  the  Ship  Hector, 
by  R.  S.,  a  Passenger  in  the  Hector.  Plates.  2  vols. 
i2mo,  calf  gilt,  yellow  edges.    Lond.  :  J.  Robinson^  1751 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition.     Very  scarce. 

1038  Pathomachia;  or,  The  Battell  of  Affections  Shadowed 

by  a  Faigned  Siedge  of  the  Citie  Pathopolis.  4to,  half 
crimson  morocco.  Lond.:    T.  and  R.  Coats,  1630 

*  Dedicated  by  the  publishers  to  the  Earl  of  Dover. 

1040  [Payne   (Nevil).]     The   Fatal    Jealousie:    a   Tragedy, 

Acted  at  the  Dukes  Theatre.     4to,  half  calf.      (2) 

Lond.  :    Thomas  Dring,  1673 

*  Fine  copy.     The  character  of  Jasper  in  this  play  is  copied  from 
that  of  lago.     Rare. 

1041  [Payne   (Nevil).]      The    Morning    Ramble;    or,    The 

Town  Humours:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  green  morocco. 

Lond. :    Thomas  Dring,  1673 
168 


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1042  Peacham   (Henry).      Minerva   Brittana;  or,  a  Garden 

of  Heroical  Devises  Furnished  and  Adorned  with  Em- 
blemes  and  Impressa's  of  Sundry  Natures.  Newly 
devised,  moralized  and  published.  Many  emblematic 
plates.  4to,  old  straight-grained  maroon  levant  morocco, 
tooled  on  sides,  gilt  edges,  by  Lewis, 

Lond.  :    Wa.  Dight^  n.  d.  [161 2] 

*  An  extraordinarily  tall,  fine  and  sound  copy,  in  a  choice  old  bind- 
ing. Dedicated  to  Prince  Henry  and  contains  large  cut  of  his  arms  on 
back  of  title.     One  of  the  preliminary  verses  is  by  Thomas  Hey  wood. 

1043  Pepys  (Samuel).     Diary  and  Correspondence,  with  Life 

and  Notes  by  Richard  Lord  Braybrooke.  Deciphered, 
with  additional  Notes,  by  the  Rev.  Mynors  Bright. 
Portrait  on  India  paper  inserted,  10  vols.  8vo,  boards, 
uncut.  N.  Y. :  Dodd,  1884 

*  Large  Japan  Paper  copy,  of  which  but  15  were  printed. 

1044  Pepys  (Samuel).     Diary  and  Correspondence,  with  Life 

and  Notes  by  Richard  Lord  Braybrooke.  Portrait. 
4  vols.  8vo,  half  citron  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  un- 
cut, by  Alfred  Matthews,  Lond. :  Colburn,  1854 

1045  [Pepys  (Samuel).]     Memoires  relating  to  the  State  of 

the  Royal  Navy  of  England,  for  ten  years,  determin'd 
December,  1688.  Beautifully  etigraved portrait  by  White, 
after  Kneller.      8vo,  green  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond. :  BenJ.  Griffin,  1690 

*  Inserted  is  a  MS.  list  of  ships  in  the  English  navy  in  the  hand- 
writing of  Samuel  Pepys.  With  note  by  Mr.  Lefferts,  "  There  are  a 
few  MS.  corrections  of  errors  which,  I  judge,  to  be  in  the  author's 
handwriting,  which,  if  so,  w-ould  imply  that  this  was  his  own  copy. 
The  imprint  varies  from  my  other  copy." 

1046  Another  copy.     LARGE   PAPER.     8vo,   orig- 
inal calf.  Ibid. 

*  Extremely  rare  in  this  state.  The  portrait  is  a  particularly  brill- 
iant impression. 

1047  Percy  (Bishop).      Reliques  of  Ancient  English  Poetry, 

with  some  few  of  late  date.     Engraved  frontispiece  and 

vignettes  on  titles.      3  vols,  post  8vo,  calf. 

Lond.:  Dodsley,  1765 

*  First  Edition,  with  the  suppressed  passages.  Name  on  titles, 
and  binding  rubbed. 

169 


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1048  Petitot.    Les  Emaux  de  Petitot  du  Musee  Imperial  du 

Louvre.  Portraits  de  Personnages  Historiques  et  des 
Femmes  Celebres  du  Siecle  de  Louis  XIV.  Grave's 
au  Burieu par  M .  L.  Ceroid.  2  vols,  folio,  boards,  uncut. 
Blaisot.   Libraire-Editeur  Md.  d'Estampes,  178  Rue  de 

Rivoli.  Paris,  1862 

*  Proofs  on  india  paper  "before  the  letters." 

1049  Philips  (Katherine),     Poems,  to  which  is  added  Cor- 

neille's  Pompey  and  Horace,  with  several  other  transla- 
tions out  of  French.  Brilliant  iinpression  of  the  portrait 
by  Faithorne.      Folio,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  H.  Herringman,  1667 

*  The  preliminary   verses   include  two  long   poems   by  Abraham 
Cowley. 

*  First  Edition,  and  an  unusually  fine  copy. 

1050  Philips  (William).   The  Revengeful  Queen  :  a  Tragedy. 

4to,  half  brown  morocco,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  P.  Buck,  1698 

*  Dedicated  to  the  Duke  of  Ormonde. 

1051  Phillips  (Ambrose).     Three  Tragedies.    i2mo,  old  calf. 

Lond.:  /.   Tonson,  1725 

1052  [Phillips  (Edward).]  Cyder;  a  Poem.   Engraved  frontis- 
piece by  Van  der  Giicht.      8vo,  original  calf, 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:  Jacob  Tonsofi,  1708 

1053  Phillips  (John).     Maronides;  or,   Virgil   Travesty,    in 

Burlesque  Verse.      8vo,  three-quarter  crimson  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 
*Fine  tall  copy.  Lond.  :  Nathaniel  Brooks,  1673 

1054  Phillips  (L.  B.)   Dictionary  of  Biographical  Reference. 

Thick  royal  8vo,  half  leather.  Lond.  1871 

1055  Physiognomical    Portraits.       One    Hundred    Distin- 

guished Characters  from  undoubted  originals,  engraved 
in  the  line  manner  by  the  most  eminent  British  Artists. 
2  vols.  4to,  half  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut. 

Lond. :  /.  ATajor,  1824 

*  Large  Paper  copy,  with  brilliant  proofs  of  the  portraits  on 
India  Paper.     Original  subscriber's  copy  No.  loS. 

Scarce  in  this  state. 

1056  Pix  (Mrs.  Mary).     Queen  Catharine;  or.  The   Ruines 

of  Love:  a  Tragedy.     4to,  half  red  morocco. 

Lond.  :  IVm,   Turner,  1698 

*  The  epilogue  was  written  by  Mrs.  Trotter. 

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1057  [Pix  (Mrs.  Mary).]  The  Conquest  of  Spain:  a  Tragedy. 

4to,  half  calf.  Lond. :  Richard  Wellington,  1705 

1058  Pix  (Mrs.  Mary).     The  Deceiver  Deceived:  a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  brown  morocco.  Lond.  :  R.  Basset,  1698 

1059  [Pix  (Mrs.  Mary).]   The  Spanish  Wives:  a  Farce.   4to, 

half  blue  calf.  Lond.  :  R.  Wellington,  1696 

1060  Plays.     A  Collection  of  Old  English  Plays.     Edited  by 

A.  H.  Bullen.      4  vols,  small  4to,  boards,  uncut. 

Lond.  :  Privately  prifited,  1882-85 

*  "Most  of  the  plays  in  the  present  collection  have  not  been  re- 
printed, and  some  have  not  been  printed  at  all.  In  the  second  volume 
there  will  be  published  for  the  first  time  a  fine  tragedy  (hitherto 
quite  unknown)  by  Massinger  and  Fletcher,  and  a  lively  comedy, 
also  quite  unknown,  by  James  Shirley." — Preface. 

Only  150  copies  printed. 

1061  Plays.     Old  English   Plays.      Edited  by  A.  H.  Bullen. 

New  Series.     3  vols.  4to,  boards,  uncut. 

Lond. :  Privately  printed,  1887-90 

*  Contains  the  works  of  Thomas  Nabbes  and  Robert  Davenport. 
Only  150  copies  printed. 

1062  [PoRDAGE   (Samuel).]      Azaria  and   Hushai:  a  Poem, 

4to,  half  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges, 
by  Riviere.  Lond. :  Charles  Lee,  1682 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  nice  copy.  Sometimes  attributed  to 
Elkanah  Settle. 

1063  [PoRDAGE  (Samuel).]   Herod  and  Mariamne:  a  Tragedy. 

4to,  half  morocco.  Lond.  :  Wm.  Cadevian,  1673 

*  First  Edition. 

1064  [PoRDAGE  (Samuel).]    Poems  Upon  Several  Occasions. 

Device  on  title-page.  8vo,  green  levant  morocco  extra, 
gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  W.  G.  for  Henry  Marsh,  1660 

*  Nice  copy  of  the  First  Edition. 

1065  [Pordage  (Samuel).]     Troades:  a  Tragedie  written  in 

Latin  by  Seneca.  Translated  into  English  by  S.  P. 
Etched  title-page.  8vo,  green  levant  mor.,  gilt  edges,  by 
the  Club  Bindery.    Lond.:  W.G.  for  Henry  Marsh, 1660 

*  A  few  headlines  touched  and  one  corner  mended. 

1066  Porter  (Thomas).     The  Carnival :  a  Comedy,  as  it  was 

Acted  at  the  Theatre  Royal.  4to,  mottled  calf  gilt, 
gilt  tops.  Lond.:  //.  Herringman,  1664 

*  First  Edition. 

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1067  Porter   (Thomas),     The   Carnival:    a   Comedy.     4to, 

half  brown  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :  Henry  Herringman^  1664 

1068  [Powell  George,  ^^/V^;-).]    The  Cornish  Comedy.    4to, 

half  maroon  levant  morocco.      Lond. :  D.  Broivn^  1696 

*  First  Edition. 

1069  Powell    (George).      The    Treacherous    Brothers:     a 

Tragedy.  4to,  half  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by 
the  Club  Bindery.  Lond. :  James  Blackwell^  1690 

*  Beautiful  copy.     McKee's,  in  poor  condition,  sold  for  $13. 

1070  Prestwich  (Edmund).     Hippolitus.     Translated  out  of 

Seneca,  together  with  divers  other  Poems  of  the  same 
Author's.  Preliminary  leaf  containing  verse  before  the 
title-page.     8vo,  original  vellum,  with  strings. 

Lond.:   G.  D.,for  George  Boddi?tgton,  1651 

*  James  Shirley  wrote  one  of  the  preliminary  verses,  Charles 
Cotton  another.  The  present  is  a  matchless  copy  of  a  scarce  little 
volume. 

1071  Prynne  (William).     Mount   Orgueil;    or.   Divine  and 

Profitable  Meditations,  ...  to  which  is  prefixed  a 
Poeticall  Description  of  Mount  Orgueil  Castle  in  the 
Isle  of  Jersy.  Engraved  portrait.  4to,  mottled  calf 
gilt,  gilt  edges.  Lond.  :  Tho.  Cotes.,  1641 

*  With  note  by  M,  C.  Lefferts:  "  The  portrait  and  leaf  preceding, 
as  also  last  leaf  (C3)  of  Errata,  seem  to  be  very  seldom  in  book — not 
in  Huth  or  McKee  copies." 

1072  P.  (T.)     French   Conjurer:  a  Comedy  as  it  is  Acted  at 

the  Dukes  Theatre.     4to,  half  red  morocco. 

Lond.  :  L.  Curtis,  1678 

1073  [Puttenham  (George).]     The  Arteof  Englishe  Poesie. 

Contrived  into  three  Bookes:  The  first  of  Poets  and 
Poesie,  the  second  of  Proportion,  the  third  of  Orna- 
ment. Large  device  on  title  and  woodcut  portrait  of  Queen 
Elizabeth.  4to,  old  green  straight-grained  levant  mo- 
rocco gilt,  gilt  edges.  Lond.:  Richard  Field.,  1589 

*  Tall,  sound  and  fine  copy.  It  is  on  many  accounts  one  of  the 
most  curious  and  entertaining,  and  intrinsically  one  of  the  most  valu- 
able books  of  the  age  of  Elizabeth.  The  copious  intermixture  of  con- 
temporary anecdote,  tradition,  manners,  opinions,  and  the  numerous 
specimens  of  coeval  poetry,  nowhere  else  preserved,  contribute 
to  form  a  volume  of  infinite  amusement,  curiosity,  and  value. 

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1074  ^^^UARITCH  (Bernard).  Dictionary  of  English 
Book  Collectors,  also  of  some  Foreign  Collectors, 
whose  Libraries  are  incorporated  in  English  Col- 
lections, or  whose  Books  are  chiefly  met  with  in  Eng- 
land. With  plates^  some  of  them  colored,  and  facsimile 
letters,  sd.      13  parts,  8vo.  Lond.  1892-98 

*  Enclosed  in  a  morocco  slip  case,  marked  "  Auction  Catalogues, 
M.  C.  Lefferts." 

Sold  as  one  volume. 

T075  QuARLES  (Francis).  Argalus  and  Parthenia.  Engraved 
title-page  with  leaf  preceditig  ' '  The  minde  of  the  Frontis- 
piece."    4to,  tree  calf,  gilt  edges  (cracked). 

Lond. :  John  Marriott  [1632] 

*  The  date  has  been  erased,  but  apparently  is  as  above. 

1076  Quarles  (Francis).    Divine  Poems,  containing  the  His- 

!  (  Sonets 

Esther,  Sions  -^  c-i      ■    ' 
T   ,        '  Elegies.  «      T-., 

Job,  ^        °  An  Elegie  on 

Dr.  Ailmer,  not  formerly  printed.  Written  by  Fra. 
Quarles.  Beautiful  engraved  title  by  T.  Cecil,  with  poeti- 
cal explanation  opposite.  Svo,  brown  crushed  levant 
morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  John  Marriott,  1630 

*  First  collected  edition,  and  exceedingly  rare.  To  each  poem  is 
prefixed  separate  title-pages,  that  of  the  "Pentalogia"  having  a 
woodcut  on  it.  The  above  is  a  particularly  choice  copy.  There  was 
no  copy  in  Major  Gaisford's  fine  collection  of  early  poetry,  and  Mr. 
Locker-Lampson's  assemblage  is  also  without  it. 

1077  [Quarles  (Francis)  ]     Hadassa;  or.   The   History   of 

Queen  Ester,  with  Meditations  thereupon,  Divine  and 
Mo  rail.  Large  cut  of  the  royal  arms  on  back  of  title-page. 
4to,  old  calf,  blind  tooled.     Lond.  :  Richard  Moore,  1621 

*  The  only  separate  edition  of  this  paraphrase  of  the  Book  of 
Esther. 

1078  Quarles  (Francis).       Hieroglyphikes   of    the  Life  of 

Man.  Engraved  title-page  and  nutnerous  engravings  in  the 
text  by  William  Marshall.  8vo,  blue  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges.  Lond.:  John  Marriott,  1638 

*  Very  rare.     Last  two  leaves  repaired. 

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1079  OuARLES  (Francis).     The  History  of  Samson  [in  Verse]. 

4to,  morocco  extra,  gilt  leaves,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  Af.  jF.,  for  John  Marriott^  1631 

*  First  Edition.  "One  of  the  least  common  of  this  author's 
works." — Hazlitt. 

"In  this  elaborate  work  among  several  extravagancies  of  imagery 
and  expression  are  some  spirited  passages." — Lowndes. 

There  was  no  copy  in  the  Bibliotheca  Anglo-Poetica,  nor  does  it 
appear  in  Mr.  Locker's  catalogue. 

1080  OuARLES  (Francis).      Job   Militant;  with   Meditations 

Divine  and  Morall.  Device  o?i  title.  4to,  full  blue 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.:  Felix  Kyngston,  1624 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  first  and  only  separate  edition. 

1081  Quarles  (Francis).     Judgment  and  Mercy.      New  edi- 

tion, with  Introduction  by  Reginald  Wolfe.  Crown 
Bvo,  boards,  uncut.  Lond.  :  Longman,  1807 

1082  Quarles  (Francis).      The   New  Distemper,  written  by 

the  author  of  the  Loyal  Convert.     4to,   half  morocco. 
Oxford:  Leonard  Lichfield,  1645 

*  Fine  copy  of  a  rare  tract  by  Quarles. 

1083  Quarles   (Francis).     The   Shepheard's   Oracle:  deliv- 

ered in  an  Eglogue.  4to,  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by 
Riviere.  [Lond.]:  Printed  in  the  yeare  i6^,\ 

*  First  Edition.  "  This  forms  the  nth  Eclogue  of  the  edition 
published  in  1646  and  is  excessively  rare." — Note  by  M.  C.  Lef- 
ferts. 

1084  Quarles  (Francis).     Sion's  Sonets.     Sung  by  Solomon 

the  King  and  Periphrased.  Elaborate  woodcut  border  to 
title.  4to,  full  dark  brown  crushed  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond. :  W.  Stansby,  1625 

*  First  and  only  separate  edition  of  this  work.  The  Dedication 
and  marginal  notes  were  omitted  in  later  editions. 

1085  Quarles  (Francis).     The  Virgin  Widow:  a  Comedie. 

4to,  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges.  Lond.  :  H.  Royston^  1649 

*  First  Edition.  The  only  dramatic  attempt  of  Quarles.  It  is 
rather  an  interlude  than  a  regular  play,  and  was  never  staged. 

1086  Qvarles  (Fra.)     (i.)   a  Feast  for  Wormes.     Set  Forth 

in  a  Poeme  of  the  History  of  lonah.      By  Fra.  Qvarles. 
Curious  7voodcut  in  the  title.      (2.)     The  Generall  Vse  of 
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this  Hiftory.  (3.)  Eleuen  Pious  Meditations,  Printed 
withinivoodcut  borders.  (4.)  Pentelogia;  or,  The  Qvint- 
essence  of  Meditations,  4to,  dark  blue  morocco  extra, 
gilt  back  and  edges,  broad  gilt  borders  on  the  sides,  by 
J.  Mackenzie.  At  Lond. :  Imprinted  by  Felix  Kytigfton 
for  Richard  Moore  ^  and  are  to  be  fold  at  his  fhop  in  Saint 
Dunftans  Church-yard,  in  Fleetftreet,  1620. 

*  Fine  clean  copies  of  the  first  editions.     The  "  Feast  of  Worms" 
is  Quarles'  first  work. 

1087  [Quarles  (John,  Translator).]  Self-Conflict;  or,  The 
Powerful  Motions  between  the  Flesh  and  the  Spirit, 
represented  in  the  Person  and  upon  the  occasion  of 
Joseph,  when  by  Potiphar's  Wife  he  was  enticed  by 
Adultery;  a  divine  poem,  written  originally  in  Low 
Dutch  by  Jacob  Cats.  Etched  title-page  and  etchings  in 
the  text.      8vo,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.:  Robert Sollers,  1680 

*  Some  red  spots  sprinkled  on  title-page;  otherwise  a  very  fine 
copy. 


R 


1088  f~^ABELAIS.  The  First  [and  Second]  Book  ot  the 
Works  of  Mr.  Francis  Rabelais,  Doctor  in 
Physick:  the  Lives,  Heroick  Doings  and  Sayings 

of  Gargantua  and  his  Sonne  Pantagruel  .  .  .  now  faith- 
fully translated  into  English.  Both  parts  in  one  vol. 
8vo,  original  vellum.        Lond.:  Richard  Baddeley,  1653 

*  Translated  by  Sir  Thomas  Urquhart,  and  the  first  edition  of 
Rabelais  in  English.     Fine  copy  and  very  rare. 

1089  Raleigh   (Sir   Walter).     The   Prince,   or  Maxims  of 

State.  Fine  impression  of  the  rare  engraved  portrait.  4to, 
half  morocco.  Lond.:  Printed  16^2 

*  First  Edition.     Some  pages  stained,  but  a  tall  copy. 

1090  Rampant   Alderman   (The);    or,   News   from   the   Ex- 

change: a  Farce.      4to,  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  Randal  Taylor,  1685 

*  Splendid  copy.  Hazlitt  says:  "This  play  is  one  piece  of  plagiar- 
ism, being  stolen  from  Marmion's  '  Fine  Companion '  and  several 
other  plays." 

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1091  [Randolph  (Thomas).]    Aristippus;  or,  The  Jovial  Phil- 

osopher, prooving  thatQuartes,  Pintes  and  Pottles  are 
sometimes   necessary  Authours  in  a  Schollars  Library, 
Presented  in  a  Private   Shew,  to  which  is  added   The 
Conceited   Pedlar.     4to,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges 
by  Riviere.  Lond. :    Thomas  Harper,  1630 

*  First  Edition.  Contains  a  ridicule  of  the  Prologue  to  Shake- 
speare's Troilus  and  Cressida.     Fine  copy  of  a  very  rare  piece. 

1092  Randolph  (Thomas).     The  Jealous  Lovers:  a  Comedie 

presented  to  their  Gracious  Majesties  at  Cambridge  by 
the  Students  of  Trinity  College.  4to,  mottled  calf  gilt, 
gilt  edges,  by  Riviere,     Cambridge:  Rich.  Ireland^  1632 

*  Beautiful  copy.  Has  numerous  commendatory  and  dedicatory 
verses  prefixed. 

1093  Randolph   (Thomas).      Poems,  with  the  Muses  Look- 

ing-Glasse;  and  Amyntas,  by  Thomas  Randolph,  Mas- 
ter of  Arts  and  Late  Fellow  of  Trinity  College  in  Cam- 
bridge. 4to,  full  blue  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt 
edges,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Oxford :  Printed  by  Leonard  Lichfield^  Printer  to  the 
University,  for  Francis  Bowman,  1638. 

*  A  very  rare  book  to  find  in  fine  state  like  the  present  copy.  Of  the 
"Muses  Looking  Glass"  Baker,  in  his  Biog.  Dram,  says:  "This 
is  perhaps  one  of  the  most  meritorious  of  all  the  old  pieces  extant. 
It  contains  an  assemblage  of  characters  whose  height  of  painting 
would  do  honour  to  the  pen  of  Shakespeare  or  Jonson  ;  the  language 
is  at  once  natural  and  poetical  ;  the  sentiments  are  strong,  the  satire 
is  poignant,  and  the  moral  both  absolutely  chaste  and  clearly  con- 
spicuous." 

1094  Randolph  (Thomas).    Poems,  with  the  Muses  Looking- 

Glasse  and  Amyntas.  The  Second  Edition,  enlarged. 
Engraved  title-page  containing  the  author's  portrait.  8vo, 
full  blue  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bed- 
ford. Oxford:  Francis  Boivman,  1640 

*  First  Edition,  with  portrait.  It  contains  considerable  addi- 
tional matter,  twelve  poems,  and  the  play  of  "  The  Jealous  Lovers." 

1095  Randolph  (Thomas).     Poems,  with  the  Muses  Looking 

Glass,  Amyntas,  Jealous  Lovers,  Arystippus.  Svo, 
calf.  Lond.  :  Printed  in  the  yeare  1652 

*  "The  fourth  edition  enlarged." 

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1096  Randolph  (Thomas).   Poems,  with  the  Muses  Looking- 

Glass,  and  Amyntas:  whereunto  is  added  The  Jealous 
Lovers.  Engraved  portrait.  8vo,calf,red  edges  (cracked). 

Lond. :  F.  Bozvman,  1664 

*  "  The    fifth    edition,    with    several    additions,    corrected    and 
amended." 

1097  Ravenscroft    (Edward).       The    Anatomist;    or,    The 

Sham  Doctor,  with  the  Loves  of  Mars  and  Venus:  a 
Play  set  to  Music.     4to,  half  morocco. 

Lond.:  R.  Baldwin,  1697 

*  With  prologue  and  epilogue  by  P.  Motteux. 

1098  Ravenscroft  (Edward).     The  Canterbury  Guests;  or, 

A  Bargain  Broken :  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  green  mo- 
rocco, l^ond.:  Daniel  Brown,  1695 

1099  Ravenscroft  (Edward).     The  Citizen  Turned  Gentle- 

man: a  Comedy.      4to,    half  brown   morocco,    by  the 
Club  Bindery.  Lond.:    Thomas  Dring,  1672 

*  First  Edition.     Fine  copy. 

1 100  Ravenscroft    (Edward).       The    English    Lawyer:    a 

Comedy.      4to,    half   brown    morocco,    by    the    Club 
Bindery.  Lond  :  James  Fade,  1678 

iioi   Ravenscroft    (Edward).       The    Italian    Husband:    a 
Tragedy.     4to,  half  green  morocco. 

Lond. :  Isaac  Cleare,  1698 

1102  Ravenscroft    (Edward).     King    Edgar  and   Alfreda: 

a  Tragi-Comedy.     4to,  half  morocco. 

Lond.  :  M.   Turner,  1677 

*  First  Edition.     Prefixed  is  a  Life  of  King  Edgar. 

1 103  Ravenscroft   (Edward).      The    London    Cuckolds:  a 

Comedy.     4to,  half  green  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  Jos.  Hindmarsh,  1682 

1 104  Ravenscroft  (Edward).     Mamamouchi ;  or,  The  Citi- 

zen Turned   Gentleman:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  green 
morocco.  Lond.:    Thojnas  Dring,  1675 

*  First  Edition.     Dedicated  to  Prince  Rupert. 

1 105  Ravenscroft  (Edward).   Scaramouch:  a  Comedy.   4to, 

half  morocco.  Lond.  :  Robert  Sollers,  1677 

*  First  Edition. 

177 


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1106  [Ravenscroft    (Edward).]      Tom    Essence;    or,    The 

Modish  Wife:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  morocco. 

Lond.  :    W.  Cademan^  1677 

*  First  Edition.     Ascribed  to  Ravenscroft  by  Hazlitt. 

1107  Ravenscroft  (Edward).     The  Wrangling  Lovers;  or, 

The  Invisible  Mistress.     4to,  half  morocco. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:    Wm.  C?-ook,  1677 

1 108  Rawlins  (Thomas).     The  Rebellion:  a  Tragedy.     As  it 

was  acted  nine  days  together.      4to,  half  red  morocco. 

Lond.  :  J.  Okes,  1640 

*  First  Edition,  and  with  commendatory  verses  by  W.  Richards, 
J.  Tatham,  Robert  Chamberlain,  etc.,  etc.  These  were  not  reprinted 
in  later  editions. 

1109  Revet  (Edward).     The  Town  Shifts;  or  The  Suburb 

Justice:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  green  morocco. 

Lond.:    Thomas  Dring,  167 1 

1 1 10  Reynard  the  Fox   (The  most  Delectable  History  of), 

newly  corrected  and  purged  from  all  grossness  in 
phrase  and  matter  .  .  .  To  which  may  now  be  added  a 
Second  Part  of  the  said  History,  as  also  The  Shifts 
OF  Reynardine,  the  Son  of  Reynard  the  Fox.  The 
three  parts  complete.  Numerous  quaint  rough  wood- 
ctits,  beari?ig  the  initials  E.  B.  {those  of  the  publisher  Edtuard 
Brewster^.  4to,  full  crimson  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops, 
UNCUT.        Lond.:  Edward  Breiaster,  1701-1681-1684 

*  First  Editions  of  the  second  and  third  parts,  which  are  original 
productions  and  purely  English.  Caxton's  edition  of  the  first  part  was 
from  the  Reynike  de  Vos,  published  by  Leeuw  at  Gouda,  1479.  The 
second  and  third  books  were  probably  by  Brewster,  the  publisher, 
who,  in  writing  them,  treated  the  original  work  as  a  first  part  only. 

The  work  is  now  very  rare,  and  copies  nearly  always  occur  in  a 
very  dirty  and  unsatisfactory  condition. 

It  is  doubtful  if  there  is  another  uncut  copy  in  existence. 

1 11 1  [Rhodes    (Richard).]      Flora's    Vagaries:  a    Comedy. 

4to,  half  morocco.  Lond.  :    William  Cademan,  1670 

*  First  Edition.     An  amusing  play,  much  praised  by  Pepys. 

11 12  Richards  (Nathaniel).      Poems,  Sacred  and  Satyricall. 

Engraved  portrait  [mounted),  also  engraved  title-page.  8vo, 
full  green  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club 
Bindery.  Lond.  :    T.  Paine,  1641 

*  Nice  copy  of  a  very  scarce  book.  A  particular  account  of  it  will 
be  found  in  Fry's  Bibliographical  Memoranda,  pages  S2-94. 

178 


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1 113  Richards    (Nathaniel).     The  Tragedy  of  Messallina, 

the  Roman  Emperesse.  Engraved  portrait  {inlaid)  and 
title-page.  8vo,  maroon  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by 
the  Club  Bindery.  Lond. :   Thomas  Cotes,  \(i 0,0 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition.     One  of  the  few  early  plays, 
containing  list  of  the  actors  and  the  parts  they  took. 

1 1 14  Rider  (W.)     The  Twins:  a  Tragi-Comedy,  Acted  at  the 

Private  House  at  Salisbury-Court,  vi^ith  general  Ap- 
plause.    4to,  half  morocco,  uncut. 

Lond.:  Printed  for  Robert  Pollard,  1655 

1115  Riley  (Thomas).   Cornelianum  Dolium.   Comoedia  lepi- 

dissima.  i2mo,  full  red  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt 
edges,  by  Riviere  and  Son. 

Londini:  Apud  Tho.  Harperum,  1638 

*  Fine   engraved    title-page,    1638.       W.   M,    sculpsit    [William 
Marshall]. 

1 1x6  Rivers,  The  Traytor:  a  Tragedy,  vi^ith  Alterations, 
Amendments  and  Additions,  as  it  is  now  Acted  at  the 
Theatre  Royal  by  their  Majesties  Servants.  4to,  half 
morocco.  Lond.:  Printed  for  Richard  Parker,  1692 

1 1 17  Roberts  (W.)  Printers'  Marks:  a  Chapter  in  the  His- 
tory of  Typography.  Many  facsimile  illustrations.  Svo, 
paper  covers,  uncut.  Lond.:  Bell,  1893 

*  No.  69  of  75  copies  printed  on  Japanese  vellum. 

iiiS  [Rochester  (Lord).]  Britannia  Rediviva.  Large  device 
on  title-page.  4to,  original  black  morocco  gilt,  gilt 
edges.  Oxoniae:  A.  et  L.  Lichfield,  1660 

*  A  collection  of  English  and  Latin  poems  on  the  Restoration. 

It  contains  the  first  printed  Poem  of  the  Earl  of  Roch- 
ester, then  but  twelve  years  of  age.     This  poem  is  in  English. 

1 1 19  Rochester   (Lord).     The  Miscellaneous  Works  of  the 

Earls  of  Rochester  and  Roscommon.  With  Memoirs 
of  the  Life  and  Character  of  Rochester  by  St.  Evre- 
mont,  and  a  Curious  Collection  of  Original  Poems  by 
various  authors.   Engraved  portrait  (stained).    Svo,  calf. 

Lond.  :  B.  Bragge,  1707 

1 1 20  Another.     Third  Edition.     Svo,  original  calf. 

Lond. :  E.  Curll,  1709 
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1121  Rochester  (Lord).     Poems  on  Several  Occasions,  with 

Valentinian,  a  Tragedy.     8vo,  half  green  morocco. 

Lond. :  Jacob  Tonson,  1705 

1 122  Another.     8vo,  half  calf,  citron  edges. 

Lond.:  Jacob  Tonsoti,  1696 

1 1 23  Another.      Calf  (broken). 

Lond.  :  Jacob  To?ison,  1691 

1 1 24  Rochester.      Poems  on  Several  Occasions,  by  the  Right 

Honourable,  the  E[arl]  of  R[ochester].  Emerald  green 
morocco  extra.  Antwerp,  1680 

*  First  Edition.     Excessively  rare.     Lowndes  does  not  men- 
tion the  sale  of  a  copy. 

This  copy  sold  some  years  ago  for  ;iC20,  ids.  at  auction  in  London. 

1 1 25  [Rochester  (John,  Earl  of).]     A  Satyr  against   Man- 

kind, written  by  A  Person  of  Honour.  Folio,  half 
brown  levant  morocco,  gilt  top.    [Lond.]  Sine  loco  et  anno 

*  First  Edition  of  one  of  Rochester's  most  famous  pieces,  con- 
taining the  oft-quoted  line  : 

"  One  of  those  strange,  prodigious  creatures,  man." 

1 1 26  Rochester  (Earl  of).     Valentinian  :  a  Tragedy.    With 

a  Preface  concerning  the  Author  and  his  Writings  by 
one  of  his  Friends.     4to,  half  brown  morocco. 

Lond.  :  Timothy  Goodwin,  1685 

1 1 27  Rochester  (Lord).     The  Works  of  the  Earls  of  Roch- 

ester, Roscommon  and  Dorset,  the  Dukes  of  Devon- 
shire, Buckinghamshire,  etc.  Portraits  and  plates,  iti- 
cluding  the  scarce  one  to  the  "  Cabinet  of  Love."  2  vols, 
in  I.  8vo,  full  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt 
edges,  by  F.  Bedford,  in  Roger  Payne  style. 

*  Choice  copy.  Lond.  :  Printed  in  the  year  1752 
1127^   Another  edition.     Portraits  a7id  folding  plate  to 

the  "•  Cabinet  of  Love.''     2  vols.  8vo,  original  sheep. 

*  Choice  copy.  Lond.    1 7  39 

1 1 28  Rochester  (Lord),    Works.    Fourth  Edition.   Engraved 

portrait.      Post  8vo,  old  calf.       Lond.:  J.  Tonson,  \12)'2' 

1 1 29  Rochester  (Lord).      Works,  containing  Poems  on  Sev- 

eral Occasions,  Letters,  and  Valentinian,  a  Tragedy. 
Never  before  published  together.  Portrait.  Thick 
i6mo,  old  calf.  Lond.:  Jacob  Tonson,  1814 


The  Lefferts  Collection 

1 130  Rochester  (Lord).     The  Works  of  the  Earls  of  Roch- 

ester, Roscommon  and  Dorset,  the  Dukes  of  Devon- 
shire, Buckinghamshire,  etc.,  with  Memoirs  of  their 
Lives.  Engraved  portraits,  and  the  extremely  rare  plate 
illustrating  the  "  Tree  of  Life  ''poem  in  its  first  state,  and 
other  plates.  2  vols,  in  i.  8vo,  green  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.   Lond.  :  Printed  in  the  year  1777 

*  Fine  copy  of  an  unusually  rare  edition. 

1 131  Rogers  (Samuel).      Italy:  a  Poem.      With  very  beautiful 

vignette  engravings  on  steel,  after  Turner,  Prout,  and  others, 
8vo,  full  straight-grained  brown  morocco,  gilt  tops. 
UNCUT,  by  Stikeman.  Lond. :  Cadell,  1830 

*  First  Edition,  and  an  exceptionally  fine  and  clean  copy. 

1132  Romance.   The  Honour  of  Chivalry ;  or,  The  Renowned 

and  Famous  History  of  Don  Bellianis  of  Greece,  giving 
an  account  of  all  his  valiant  and  wonderful  exploits 
and  adventures,  etc.  Rough  woodcuts.  4to,  old  half 
russia  (stained).  Lond.  :  By  W.  O.,  and  sold  by  the  Book- 
sellers of  Pye  Corner  and  London  Bridge,  n.  d.     [circa  1690] 

*  On  the  back  of  the  title  is  a  curious  advertisement  of  an  "  odor- 
iferous and  natural  balsam  "  brought  from  Chili  in  Peru. 

1 1 33  Romance.     Vienna,    Wherein    is    Storied    ye  Valorous 

Atchievements,  famous  triumphs,  constant  love,  greate 
miseries  and  finall  happiness  of  the  well-deserving 
truly-noble  and  most  valiant  Knight  Sir  Paris  of  Vienna 
and  ye  most  admired  amiable  Princess  the  faire  Vienna. 
Efigraved  title-page  by  G.  Gifford,  with  the  preliminary  leaf 
"^."  4to,  brown  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Clarke  and 
Bedford.  Lond.:  Richard  Hawkins,,  n.  d. 

*  Engraved  title,  neatly  re-margined,  but  a  fine  copy  of  an  exceed- 
ingly rare  book.  The  only  edition  known  to  Lowndes  was  the  later 
one  of  1650,  and  there  seems  some  doubt  as  to  the  author's  name.  In 
one  of  the  preliminary  verses  by  "  Richard  MynshuU  "  he  calls  him- 
self "Your  Kinsman,  Brother  in  Law,  and  Friend."  A  pencil  note 
on  the  fly-leaf  says  "  Translated  or  edited  by  M.  Mainwaring." 

1 134  Romance.     A   Tragi-Comicall    History    of   our   Times 

under  the  borrowed  names  of  Lisander  and  Calista. 
Woodcut  border  to  title-page.      Folio,  calf. 

*  Fine  copy.  Lond.:   G.  Lathum,  1635 


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1 135  Rome's  Follies;  or,  The  Amorous  Fryers:  a  Comedy, 

as  it  was  lately  acted  at  a  Person  of  Qualities'  House. 
4to.  Lond. :   JV.  Nowell^  1681 

*  Dedicated  to  the  Earl  of  Shaftesbury  by  the  publisher. 

1 1 36  Roscommon  (Earl  of).      Essay  on  Translated  Verse  [in 

verse].  4to,  full  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt 
edges.  Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,  1684 

*  First   Edition.      Contains    long   preliminary   poem    by  John 
Dryden;  also  has  the  blank  leaf  "34." 

1137  Roscommon    (Lord).      Poems,   to    which  is    added    An 

Essay  on  Poetry  by  the  Duke  of  Buckingham,  together 
with  Poems  by  Mr.  Richard  Duke  Royal  Svo,  origi- 
nal calf.  Lond.  :  /.  Tonson^  1717 

*  Fine  copy  on  large  and  thick  paper. 

1 138  Ross    (Alexander).      Mel     Heliconium;    or,    Poetical 

Honey  gathered  out  of  the  Weeds  of  Parnassus.  En- 
g7-aved portrait  (mounted).      8vo,  calf, 

*  Some  leaves  stained.  Lond.  :    William  Leak,   1642 

1 139  [Rowe  (Mrs.   Elizabeth).]     Poems   on  Several  Occa- 

sions, written  by  Philomela.  Fine  impression  of  the 
engraved  portrait.      Svo,  original  sheep. 

*  First  Edition.   Choice  copy.     Lond.  :  John  Dunton,  1696 

1 140  Rowe    (Nicholas).      The   Ambitious    Step-Mother:    a 

Tragedy  as  it  was  Acted  at  the  New  Theatre  in  Little 
Lincoln's-Inn-Fields.  By  His  Majesty's  Servants.  4to, 
unbound.  Lond.  :  Printed  for  Peter  Buck.,  1701 

1 141  Rowe    (Nicholas).     The    Fair    Penitent:    a    Tragedy. 

As  it  is  Acted  at  the  New  Theatre  in  Little  Lincoln's- 
Inn-Fields.  By  Her  Majesty's  Servants.  4to,  half 
morocco.  Lond.:   Printed  for  Jacob  Tonson,  1703 

1 142  Rowe  (Nicholas).     The  Tragedy  of  Jane  Shore.     Writ- 

ten in  Imitation  of  Shakespeare's  Style.  4to,  half  mo- 
rocco.     Lond.  :  Printed  for  Bernard  Lintott,  n.  d.  [17 14] 

1 143  Rowe  (Nicholas).      The    Tragedy    of    the    Lady  Jane 

Gray.  As  it  is  Acted  at  the  Theatre-Royal  in  Drury- 
Lane.      4to,  half  morocco. 

Lond.:  Priiited  for  Bernard  Lintott^  17 15 

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1 144  RowE  (Nicholas).     Tamerlane:  a  Tragedy.     As    it  is 

Acted    at  the    New    Theatre    in    Little  Lincoln's-Inn- 

Fields.     By  His  Majesty's  Servants.    4to,  half  morocco. 

Lond.  :  Printed  for  Jacob  Toman,  1702 

1 145  RowE  (Nicholas).     Ulysses:  a  Tragedy.     As  it  is  Acted 

at  the  Queen's  Theatre  in  the  Haymarket.  By  Her 
Majesty's  Sworn  Servants.      4to,  half  morocco. 

'L.ond.:  Printed  for  Jacob  Tonson,  1706 

1 146  RowE  (Nicholas).     The  Works   of.     Containing:  The 

Ambitious  Step-Mother,  Tamerlane,  The  Fair  Penitent, 
and  The  Biter.  A  new  edition,  to  which  is  prefixed  a 
Life  of  the  Author.  Ornamented  with  copper-plates.  2  vols. 
i2mo,  old  calf.       Lond.  :  Printed  for  IV.  Lozvndes,  1792 

1 147  Rowlands  (Samuel).     Greenes  Ghost  Havnting  Conie- 

Catchers.  Wherein  is  fet  downe,  The  Arte  of  Humour- 
ing, The  Arte  of  carrying  Stones,  Will.  St.  Lift,  la. 
Fofl.  Law,  Ned.  Bro.  Catch,  and  Blacke  Robins  Kind- 
neffe.  With  the  conceits  of  Doctor  Pinch-backe,  a 
notable  Makefhift.  Ten  times  more  pleasant  then  \_sic'\ 
any  thing  yet  publiflied  of  this  matter.  Black  £etter.  4to, 
olive  morocco,  paneled  sides  with  corner  ornaments, 
gilt  edges,  by  W.  Pratt. 

Lond.:  Printed  for  P.  lackfon  and  I.  North.,  1602 

*  "A  most  curious  and  rare  tract,  illustrating  the  manners  and 
ways  of  low  life  in  the  time  of  Shakespeare."  Corners  of  last  two 
leaves  mended,  but  unusually  good  copy  of  this  book.  From  the 
Brayton  Ives  collection. 

1 148  Rowley  (Samuel).    The  Noble  Souldier;  or,  A  Contract 

Broken,  Justly  Reveng'd:    a  Tragedy.     4to,  old  half 
roan.  Lond.:  Printed  for  Nicholas  Vavasour.,  1634 

*  First  Edition. 

1 1 49  Rowley  (William).     A  Match  at  Midnight:  a  Pleasant 

Comedie.     4to,  sprinkled  calf,  gilt  edges. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:  Aug.  Mathewes,  1633 

1 150  Rowley  (William).     A  New  Wonder,  A  Woman  Never 

Vext:  a  Pleasant  Conceited  Comedy.     4to,  calf. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :  Francis  Constable,  1632 

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1 151  Rowley  (William).     A  Tragedy  Called  All's  Lost  by- 

Lust.     4to,  polished  calf,  gilt,  by  Lloyd  and  Wallis. 

Lond. :    Thomas  Harper,  1633 

*  First  Edition.     Title  soiled. 

1 152  RuGGLES  (George).   Ignoramus.    Comoedia  coram  Regia 

Maiestate  lacobi  Regis  Anglice,  etc.  Engraved  frontis- 
piece.     i2mo,  full  mottled  calf,  red  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Londini:  Impenfis  I.  G.,  1630 

1153  RuGGLES  (R.)   Ignoramus:  a  Comedy.   As  it  was  several 

times  Acted  with  extraordinary  Applause,  before  the 
Majesty  of  King  James,  With  a  Supplement  which 
was  hitherto  lacking.     4to,  old  half  roan,  uncut. 

Lond.:  Printed  by  W,  Gilbertson,  1662 

1154  RuTTER  (Joseph).     The  Shepheards  Holy-Day:   a  Pas- 

torall  Tragi-Comoedie.  Acted  Before  Both  Their 
Maiesties  at  White-Hall  by  the  Queenes  Servants.  With 
an  Elegie  on  the  Death  of  the  most  noble  Lady,  the 
Lady  Venetia  Digby.  8vo,  full  morocco,  tooled  sides. 
Lond.  :  Printed  by  JV.  and  I.  Okes,  1635 

*  Fine  copy  of  an  extremely  scarce  piece. 

1155  Rymer  (Thomas).     Edgar;   or,  The  English   Monarch: 

an  Heroick  Tragedy.     4to,  half  morocco,  uncut. 

Lond.:  Printed  for  Richard  Tonson,  1678 

1156  O^  ACK.     A  Preparative  to  Study;  or,  The  Vertue  of 
^^J     Sack.   Device  on  title.    4to,  crimson  crushed  levant 

morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.:  Anno  Z)o)n.,  1641 
*As  the  ingredients  of  "Sack"  have  become  a  mystery,   so  the 
authorship  of  this  poem.     It  has  variously  been  attributed  to  Edwards 
and  Hey  wood.     It  commences: 

Fetch  me  Ben  Jonson's  scull,  and  fill  't  with  sack, 
Rich  as  the  same  he  drank. 

1 157  Sadler  (J.)     Masquarade    du   Ciel.      Presented    to  the 

Great  Queene  of  the  Little  World.  A  Celestial  Map 
representing  the  True  Site  and  Motions  of  the  Heavenly 
Bodies,  through  the  yeeres  1639,  1640,  etc.  4to,  old 
half  morocco.  Lond.:  Printed  by  R.  B.,  1640 

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1 158  Sadler    (Ioan).      Passio  Verbigente    qvae    Nostra    Re- 

deptio  Christi,  nos  dvcit  ad  svmmi  tecta  paterna  poli. 
14  large  oval  plates,  representing  the  ^'Passion  of  our 
Lord,"  by  John  Sadler,  rieatly  mounted  on  thick  paper. 
4to,  bound  in  gros-grained  brown  levant  morocco  extra, 
paneled  sides,  corner  ornaments,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 
*  Splendid  impressions  of  the  plates.  ^s,  I.  et  a.l 

1 159  Saint  Serfe  (Sir  Thomas).     Tarugo's  Wiles;  or.  The 

Coffee-House.  A  Comedy,  as  it  was  Acted  at  his 
Highness's  the  Duke  of  York's  Theatre.  4to,  half 
morocco,  uncut. 

Lond.  :  Printed  for  Henry  Herringman,  1668 

1160  Saint  Simon  (Duke  of).   Memoirs  on  the  Reign  of  Louis 

XIV.  and  the  Regency.  Abridged  from  the  French  by 

Bayle  St.  John.    First  and  Second  Series.  4  vols,  8vo, 

full  polished  calf,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

Lond.:  Chapman  and  Hall,  1857 

1 161  [Saltonstall   (W.)]     Ovid's  Heroicall   Epistles    Eng- 

lished. Engraved  title-page  and  numerous  curious  engrav- 
ings in  the  text.     Svo,  original  sheep. 

Lond.  :    W.  Gilbert  son,  1663 

1 162  Sandford  (Francis).   Genealogical  History  of  the  Kings 

of  England  and  Monarchs  of  Great  Britain,  1066-1677. 
Numerous  fine  plates  on  copper,  some  by  Hollar.  Large 
folio,  calf.  Lond.  :    I^ho.  Neivcomb,  1677 

*  First  impressions  of  the  plates. 

1 163  Sandys  (George).    Christ's  Passion:  a  Tragedy.    With 

annotations.     Svo,  full  mottled  calf,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.:  Printed  by  I.  L.,  1640 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  choice  copy. 

1 164  Sandys  (George).    Christ's  Passion  :  a  Tragedy.    With 

annotations.  The  Second  Edition.  Illustrated  with 
sculptures.  8vo,  full  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the 
Club  Bindery.  Lond.:  Printed  by  /.  R.,  1687 

*  The  first  illustrated  edition. 

1 165  Sandys  (George).     Ovid's  Metamorphosis,   Englished, 

Mythologized  and  Represented  in  Figures.  Engraved 
title-page  {margin  mended)  and  numerous  plates  on  copper. 
Folio,  original  calf,  rebacked.  Lond.  1632 

*  Lacks  the  printed  title. 

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1166  [Sandys  (George).]     A  Paraphrase  upon  the  Psalms  of 

David,  and  upon  the  Hymns  dispersed  throughout  The 
Old  and  New  Testaments,  by  G.  S.  8vo,  black  levant 
morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  At  The  Bell  in  St.  Pauls  Churchyard.,  1636 

*  With  the  blank  leaf  preceding  the  title  necessary  to  complete. 
Signature  A.     First  Edition. 

Sandys  was  pronoudced  by  Dryden  to  be  the  best  versifier  of  his 
age. 

1 167  [Sandys  (George).]     A  Paraphase  upon  the  Song  of 

Solomon,  by  G.  S.     4to,  boards. 

Lond.  :  John  Legally  1641 

*  Dedicated  to  the  King.     First  Edition. 

1 168  Savage  (Richard).     The  Works  of.     With  an  Account 

of  the  Life  and  Writings  of  the  Author,  by  Samuel 
Johnson.     A  new  edition.      2  vols,  small  Svo,  old  calf. 

*  Best  edition.  Lond. :    T.  Evans.^  ^111 

1 169  Scot     (Reginald).      The    Difcouerie    of     Witchcraft, 

Wherein  the  lewde  dealing  of  witches  and  witchmon- 
gers  is  notablie  detected,  the  knauerie  of  coniurors, 
the  impietie  of  inchantors,  the  follie  of  foothfaiers,  the 
impudent  falfliood  of  coufenors,  the  infidelitie  of 
atheifl-s,  the  peflilent  practifes  of  Pythonists,  the  curi- 
ofitie  of  figurecaflers,  the  vanitie  of  dreamers,  the 
beggerlie  art  of  Alcumyflrie.  The  abhomination  of 
idolatrie,  the  horrible  art  of  poifoning,  the  vertue  and 
power  of  naturall  magike,  and  all  the  conueiances  of 
Legierdemaine  and  iuggling  are  deciphered  :  and  many 
other  things  opened,  which  haue  long  lien  hidden, 
howbeit  very  neceffarie  to  be  known.  Heerevnto  is 
added  a  treatife  vpon  the  nature  and  fubflance  of  fpirits 
and  diuels,  &c.  :  all  latelie  written  by  Reginald  Scot, 
Efquire.  4to,  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt 
edges,  by  Riviere.  1584 

[Colophon]  :  Ifnprinted  at  Lotidon  by  William  Brome. 

*  The  rare  First  Edition.  Printed  in  ^lack  %ZXXZX  and  illus- 
trated with  woodcuts.  Each  book  commences  with  a  large  orna- 
mental woodcut  initial  letter  and   each  chapter  with  a  smaller  one, 

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Mr.  Lefferts  has  written  on  the  fly-leaf,  "  Has  the  two  unnumbered 
leaves  said  to  be  often  missing.  Many  copies  said  to  have  been 
destroyed  by  order  of  James  I.,  who  wrote  on  the  other  side  of  the 
question." 

Th.e  title  and  last  leaf  have  been  repaired,  but  the  present  copy  is 
large  and  fine.    The  book  almost  invariably  occurs  in  poor  condition. 

1 1 70  Scott    (Thomas).      The    Mock-Marriage:    a    Comedy. 

Acted  at  the  Theatre  in  Dorset-Garden,  by  His  Maj- 
esty's Servants.     4to,  half  morocco. 

Lond.  :  Printed  for  H.  Rhodes,  1696 

1 171  Scott  (Thomas).   The  Unhappy  Kindness;  or,  A  Fruit- 

less Revenge:  a  Tragedy.  As  it  is  Acted  at  the  Thea- 
tre Royal.     4to,  half  morocco,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  Printed  for  H.  Rhodes^  1697 

1 172  [ScuDAisiORE   (James,   Lord).]      Homer  a   la    Mode:  a 

Mock  Poem  upon  the  first  and  second  books  of  Homer's 
Iliads.  8vo,  full  green  crushed  levant  morocco,  dull 
gold  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery, 

Oxford:  H.  H.  for  Ric.  Davis,  1664 
*\Vith  the   half-title.     First   Edition,    and   very   scarce.     The 
Bibliotheca  Anglo-Poetica  has  only  the  second  edition. 

11 73  Sedley    (Sir   Charles).     Anthony   and    Cleopatra:    a 

Tragedy.  As  it  is  Acted  at  the  Duke's  Theatre.  4to, 
half  morocco.    Lond. :  Printed  for  Richard  Tonson,  1677 

1 1 74  Sedley  (Sir  Charles).    Bellamira;  or.  The  Mistress:  a 

Comedy.  As  it  is  Acted  by  Their  Majestie's  Servants. 
4to,  half  morocco.      Lond.  :  Printed  by  D.  Mallet,  1687 

11 75  Sedley  (Sir  Charles).    The  Mulberry-Garden:  a  Com- 

edy. As  it  is  Acted  by  His  Majestie's  Servants  at  the 
Theatre-Royal.     4to,  half  morocco. 

Lond. :  Printed  for  H.  Herringman,  1668 

1176  Sedley  (Sir  Charles).     Poetical  Works  and  Speeches 

in  Parliament,  with  Poems  by  other  Lords  and  Com- 
moners.     8vo,  calf  antique,  red  edges. 

Lond.  :  Sa7n.  Briscoe,  1707 
*  Contains  poems  by  Addison  and  Brady,  also  speeches  by  Waller, 
Pym,  Richard  Cromwell,  and  others. 

1 177  Sedley    (Sir    Charles).      Speeches,    Political    Pieces, 

Poems,  Songs  and  Plays,  with  Life.  2  vols,  post  8vo, 
calf.  Lond.  :  /.  Jreland,  1778 

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1 1 78  Selden  (John).    Memoirs,  with  Notices  of  the  Political 

Contest  during  his  Time.  Portrait  and  vignetie.  8vo, 
full  polished  calf  gilt,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  Tout. 

Lond. :  Orr  c^"  Smithy  1835 

*  Extra-illustrated  by  the  insertion  of  twelve  engraved  por- 
traits and  plates.     Fine  copy. 

1179  [Selden   (John).]     Table-Talk:    being   Discourses,    or 

his  Sence  of  Various  Matters  of  Weight  and  High 
Consequence  relating  especially  to  Religion  and  State. 
4to,  red  leather.  Lond.  :  E.  Smith,  1689 

*  First  Edition.     Modern  editors  have  made  numerous  changes 
in  the  text  of  this  famous  work. 

1 180  Seneca.      The    Seuenth    Tragedie,    Entituled     Medea. 

Translated  out  of  Latin  into  English  by  John  Studley. 
8vo,  full  calf,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  Imprinted  by  Thomas  Cohvell,  1566 

*  Of  excessive  rarity,  only  3  copies  known. 

1 181  Settle  (Elkanah).      The   Conquest   of    China  by  the 

Tartars:  a  Tragedy,  acted  at  the  Duke's  Theatre.  4to, 
half  morocco,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :  Printed  by  T.  M.,  1676 

1 182  Settle  (Elkanah).    Eusebia  Triumphans.    The  Hann- 

over Succession  to  the  Imperial  Crown  of  England:  an 
Heroick  Poem.  Folio,  original  black  morocco,  tooled 
on  sides,  gilt  edges.  Lond. :  John  Nutt,  1703 

*  First  Edition. 

1 183  Settle  (Elkanah).    Fatal  Love;  or.  The  Forc'd  Incon- 

stancy: a  Tragedy,  acted  at  the  Theatre  Royal.  4to, 
half  calf.  Lond.  :  Priiited  for  William  Cademan,  1680 

*  First  Edition. 

1 184  Settle  (Elkanah).      The   Female   Prelate,    being  the 

History  of  the  Life  and  Death  of  Pope  Joan  :  a  Tragedy, 
as  it  is  acted  at  the  Theatre  Royal.  4to,  half  morocco, 
by  the  Club  Bindery. 

*  First  Edition.     Lond.  :  Printed  for  IV.  Cademan, 16S0 

1 185  Settle  (Elkanah).      Ibrahim,  the  Illustrious  Bassa:  a 

Tragedy,  acted  at  the  Duke's  Theatre.  4to,  half  mo- 
rocco, by  the  Club  Bindery. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:  Printed  by  T.  M.^  1677 

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1186  Settle  (Elkanah).      Love   and   Revenge:   a  Tragedy, 

acted  at  the  Duke's  Theatre.  4to,  half  morocco,  by  the 
Club  Bindery.  Lond.  : Printed forWil/iain  Cademan,  iG"] k, 

*  First  Edition. 

1 187  Settle  (Elkanah).     Philaster;  or,  Love  Lies  a  Bleed- 

ing: a  Tragi-Comedy,  as  it  is  now  acted  at  His  Ma- 
jesty's Theatre  Royal.  8vo,  half  morocco,  by  Stike- 
MAN.  Lond.  :  Printed  for  P.  Bent/ey,  1695 

*  First  Edition. 

1 188  Settle  (Elkanah).     Sacellum  Honoris:  a  Congratula- 

tory Poem  to  the  Marquis  of  Tavistock.  Folio,  con- 
temporary binding  of  dark  blue  morocco,  entirely 
covered  with  gold  tooling,        Lond.  :  A.  Baldtvin,  1700 

*  A  handsome  specimen  of  contemporary  English  bookbinding. 

1 189  Shadwell  (Thomas).     The  Amorous  Bigotte,  with  the 

Second  Part  of  Tegue  O'Divelly:  a  Comedy.  4to,  half 
crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :  James  Knapton.,  1690 

1190  Shadwell  (Thomas).    Bury-Fair:  a  Comedy.    4to,  half 

calf.  Lond.  :  James  Knapton^  1689 

*  First  Edition. 

1191  Shadwell  (Thomas).      Dramatick   Works,    with   Life. 

Portrait  by  Gribelin.  4  vols.  i2mo,  full  green  morocco, 

gilt  edges.  Lond.  :  /.  Knapton,  1720 

*  Fine  copy. 

1 192  Shadwell  (Thomas).  Epsom-Wells:  a  Comedy,  acted 

at  the  Duke's  Theatre.     4to,  old  calf. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :  Printed  by  J.  M.,  1673 

1 193  Shadwell  (Thomas).   The  History  of  Timon  of  Athens, 

the  Man-Hater.  Made  into  a  Play,  as  it  is  acted  at  the 
Duke's  Theatre.     4to,  old  half  calf. 

Lond.  :  Printed  for  Henry  Herrifigman,  1678 

*  First  Edition. 

1 194  Shadwell  (Thomas).   The  Humorists:  a  Comedy,  acted 

by  His  Royal  Highnesses'  Servants.  4to,  half  mo- 
rocco, by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond. :  Printed  for  Henry  Herringman,  167 1 

*  First  Edition. 

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1 1 95  Shadwell  (Thomas).  The  Lancashire  Witches  and 
Tegue  O'Divelly,  the  Irish  Priest:  a  Comedy,  acted  at 
the  Duke's  Theatre.     4to,  half  morocco. 

Load. :  Printed  for  John  Sharkey^  1682 

*  First  Edition. 

X196  Shadwell  (Thomas).  The  Libertine:  a  Tragedy.  Acted 
by  His  Royal  Highness's  Servants.  4to,  half  mottled 
calf.  Lond.  :  Printed  for  Henry  Herringnian,  1676 

*  First  Edition. 

1197  Shadwell  (Thomas).  Psyche:  a  Tragedy.  Acted  at 
the  Duke's  Theatre,     4to,  half  calf. 

Lond.  :  Printed  by  T.  N.^  for  Henry  Herringnian^  1675 
•*  First  Edition. 

119S  Shadwell  (Thomas).  The  Royal  Shepherdess:  a  Tragi- 
comedy, Acted  by  his  Highness  the  Duke  of  York's 
Servants.     4to,  half  calf. 

Lond.:  Printed  for  Henry  Herringnian^  1669 

*  First  Edition.     Name  on  title-page,  "  Thomas  Dyke,  1669." 

1 1 99  Shadwell  (Thomas).    The  Scourers:  a  Comedy.    4to, 

half  red  crimson  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by 
Riviere.  Lond.  :  James  Knaptoti^  1691 

*  First  Edition. 

"  This  play  contains  a  great  deal  of  low  humor." 

1200  Shadwell  (Thomas).     The  Sullen  Lovers;  or,  The  Im- 

pertinents:  a  Comedy.  Acted  by  his  Highness  the 
Duke  of  Yorkes  Servants.  4to,  half  morocco,  by 
Riviere.  Lond.,  In  the  Savoy,  Printed  for  Henry  Her- 
ringnian^ 1668. 

*  First  Edition. 

1201  Shadwell    (Thomas).      A    True    Widow  :  a    Comedy. 

Acted  by  the  Duke's  Servants.     4to,  half  calf. 

Lond.:  Printed  for  Benjamin  Tooke,  1679 

*  First  Edition. 

1202  Shadwell  (Thomas).    The  Virtuoso:  a  Comedy.   Acted 

at  the  Duke's  Theatre.  4to,  half  morocco,  by  the  Club 
Bindery.     Lond.  :  Printed  for  Henry  Herringnian,  1676 

*  First  Edition. 

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1203  Shadwell  (Thomas).   The  Woman-Captain:  a  Comedy. 

Acted  by  His  Royal  Highnesses  Servants.  4to,  half  mo- 
rocco, by  Riviere.   Lond. :  Printed  for  Samuel  Carr,  1 680 

*  First  Edition. 

1204  Shakespeare    (William).       Comedies,    Histories    and 

Tragedies,  published  according  to  the  two  original 
copies,  unto  which  is  added  Seven  Plays  never  before 
printed  in  folio.  Engraved  portrait  by  Droeshout^  with 
Ben  Jonson's  verses  beneath.  Folio,  original  (or  very 
old)  calf,  gilt.  Lond.  :  H.  Herringman,  1685 

*  A  magnificent,  sound,  unwashed  copy,  measuring  i^Vi  by  9^. 
Upon  the  fly-leaf  is  a  list  of  the  plays  in  a  contemporary  hand. 

1205  Shakespeare  (William).     The  Fairy  Queen:  an  Opera, 

represented  at  the  Queen's  Theatre.  4to,  half  green 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops. 

Lond.  :  Jacob  Tofison,  1692 

*  Based  upon  the  "Midsummer  Night's  Dream."     The  music  was 
by  Purcell. 

1206  Shakespeare  (William).     The  First  Part  of  the  True 

and  Honourable  History  of  the  Life  of  Sir  John  Old- 
Castle,  the  Good  Lord  Cobham,  as  it  hath  bene  lately 
acted  by  the  Right  Honorable  the  Earle  of  Notting- 
ham, Lord  High  Admiral  of  England,  his  Servants, 
Written  by  William  Shakespeare.  4to,  red  morocco 
extra,  gilt  edges,  by  Francis  Bedford. 

Lond.  :  Printed  for  T.  P.,  1600 

*  Fine  and  tall  copy,  with  wide  margins  throughout.     Unwashed. 
Autograph  of  J.  O.  Halliwell[-Phillips],  Jan.,  1869,  on  fly-leaf. 

1207  Shakespeare  (William).     Julius  Caesar:  a  Tragedy,  as 

it  is  now  acted  at  the  Theatre  Royal.  4to,  mottled 
calf,  gilt.  Lond.:  Henry  Herringman,  1684 

*  Very  fine  copy.     Has  list  of  the  actors. 

1208  Shakespeare    (William).     The   Two   Noble  Kinsmen. 

Presented  at  the  Blackfriers  by  the  Kings  Maiesties 
Servants  with  great  applause.  Written  by  the  Memor- 
able Worthies  of  their  time,  Mr.  John  Fletcher  and  Mr. 
William  Shakspeare,  Gents.  Device  on  title-page.  4to, 
sprinkled  calf,  gilt,  gilt  edges.     Lond.  :  Tho.  Cotes,  1634 

*  Splendid  copy  of  this  extremely  rare  play. 

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1209  Shakespeare   (William).      Works,    Edited    by   W.    G. 

Clark  and  John  Glover,  9  vols.  ;   also,  Shakspeareana 

Genealogica,   by   Geo.  Russell   French.     Together  10 

vols.  8vo,  original  cloth,  uncut. 

Lond.  :  Macmillan,  1863-69 

*  The  celebrated  "Cambridge"  Shakespeare.  Considered  the  best 
modern  text  of  Shakespeare's  works.     Original  edition. 

1210  Shakespeare's  Jests;    or,   The  Jubilee  Jester,     Witty 

Sayings,  Toasts,  etc.  Engraved  frontispiece  cofitaining 
portrait  of  Falstaffcj  title  in  red  and  black.  8vo,  full 
crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bed- 
ford. Lond. :  J.  Roson,  n.  d. 

*  Evidently  published  at  the  time  of  the  Shakespeare  Jubilee  at 
Stratford-upon-Avon.     Rare. 

121 1  Shakesperiana.    The  Historic  of  Aurelio  and  of  Isabell, 

daughter  of  the  Kinge  of  Schotlande,  nyeuley  trans- 
latede  In  foure  langagies,  Frenche,  Italien,  Spanishe 
and  Inglishe.  Small  8vo,  in  a  choice  old  binding  of 
red  straight-grained  morocco,  blind  and  gold-tooled, 
gilt  edges,  inside  borders,  by  Roger  Payne. 

Antwerp:  Juan  Steelsio,  1556 

*  This  interesting  romance  was  written  by  Jean  de  Flores.  On  the 
reverse  of  the  title-page  is  the  portrait  of  Margaret  Volschaten,  to 
whom  the  book  is  dedicated. 

It  has  been  stated  that  Shakespeare's  Tempest  was  founded  upon 
this  history.     It  is  of  extreme  rarity. 

1212  Shaksperiana.       The    Tempest;    or,    The    Enchanted 

Island:  a  Comedy  as  it  is  now  Acted  at  his  Highness 
the  Duke  of  Yorks  Theatre.  4to,  half  brown  levant 
morocco.  Lond.  :  Henry  IIerri?igman,  1670 

*  Very  fine  copy.  Adapted  by  Dryden  and  Sir  William  Davenant, 
with  long  and  interesting  preface  by  the  former. 

1213  [Sharpe   (Lewis).]     The   Noble   Stranger.     As   it  was 

Acted  at  the  Private  House  in  Salisbury  Court.  Device 
on  title.     4to,  half  roan.  Lond.  :  James  Becket,  1640 

1214  Shaw  (Henry).      Alphabets,  Numerals  and  Devices   of 

the  Middle  Ages.  Large  folio,  half  leather,  gilt  top, 
roxburghe  style.  Lond.:  Bernard  Quar  itch,  1845 

*  Many  of  the  plates  handsomely  illuminated. 
Large  Paper  copy. 

192 


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1 215  Shaw    (Henry).     Decorative    Arts,    Ecclesiastical  and 

Civil,  of  the  Middle  Ages.  Many  plates,  handsomely 
ILLUMINATED  in  gold  and  colors.      Large  folio,  cloth. 

Lond.  :    W7?i.  Pickering,  185 1 

*  Large  Paper  copy,  with  the  plates  fully  illuminated. 

1216  Shaw  (Henry).     Illuminated  Ornaments,  selected  from 

the  MSS.  and  Early  Printed  Books,  from  the  Sixth  to 
to  the  Seventeenth  Centuries,  with  descriptions  by  Sir 
Frederic  Madden.  Large  folio,  half  leather,  gilt  top, 
roxburghe  style.  Lond.:    Win.  Pickering,  1833 

*  Large  Paper  copy,  with  the  plates  richly  illuminated  in  gold  and 
colors. 

121 7  [Shaw  (Samuel).]    Words  Made  Visible;  or.  Grammar 

and  Rhetorick  Accomodated  to  the  Lives  and  Manners 
of  Men.  Represented  in  a  Country  School  for  the 
Entertainment  and  Edification  of  the  Spectators.  8vo, 
half  brown  morocco.  Lond.  :  Dajiiel  Major,  1679 

*  A  very  curious  dramatic  piece  by  the  schoolmaster  of  the  Free 
School  of  Ashby  de-la-Zouch. 

1218  She   Ventures  and  He  Wins:    a  Comedy.     4to,   half 

morocco.  Lond.  :  Hen.  Rhodes,  1696 

*  Written  by  a  young  lady,  who  signs  herself   "Ariadne."     The 
Epilogue  was  written  by  Motteux. 

1219  [Sherburne    (E.)]      Senecas   Answer  to   Lucilius,    his 

Quaere:  Why  Good  Men  suffer  misfortune,  seeing  there 
is  a  Divine  Providence?  Written  Originally  in  Latine 
Prose,  and  Now  Translated  into  English  Verse.  8vo, 
crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the 
Club  Bindery.  Lond. :  Htimphrey  Moseley,  1648 

*  Long  and  interesting  dedication  to  the  King,  "'  His  most  Sacred 
Majesty." 

First  Edition  and  a  choice  copy. 

1220  Sheridan  (Richard  Brinsley).     Dramatic  Works,  with 

Introduction  by  Richard  Grant  White.  Portrait.  3 
vols,  post  8vo,  boards,  uncut.  N.  Y. :  Dodd,  1883 

*  Japan   paper  copy,   with  duplicate   impression  of  the  portrait. 
Only  30  copies  so  printed. 

1221  Sheridan  (Richard  Brinsley).     Works.      2  vols.  8vo, 

original  boards,  uncut.  Lond.  :  John  Murray.,  1821 

*  The  first  collected  edition. 

193 


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1222  Shipman  (Thomas).    Henry  the  Third  of  France  Stabb'd 

by  a  Fryer,  with   the    Fall   of   the   Guise:  a   Tragedy. 
4to,  half  brown  morocco,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :   Sam  Hey  rick,   1678 

*  First  Edition.     Very  choice  copy. 

1223  Shirley  (Henry).     The  Martyr'd  Soldier.     4to,  calf. 

Lond.  :  J.  Okes,  1638 

*  The  Perkins  copy,  with  arms  on  side.  Title  and  last  leaf  mended, 
but  a  tall  copy.     The  only  play  of  this  author's  that  was  printed. 

1224  Shirley  (James).     The  Brothers:  a  Comedie.     8vo,  half 

leather.  Lond.:  H.  Robinson,  1652 

*  First  Edition. 

1225  Shirley  (James).     The  Cardinal:  a Tragedie.     8vo,  half 

roan.  Lond.  :  H.  Robinson,  1652 

*  First  Edition. 

1226  Shirley  (James).     Changes  ;  or,  Love  in  a  Maze,  a  Com- 

edie.    Device  on  title.     4to,  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  William  Cooke,  1632 

*  The  Gaisford  copy,  with  bookplate.  First  Edition,  with  dedi- 
cation in  verse  to  "  The  Right  Honourable,  the  Lady  Dorothie  Shir- 
ley."    Fine  copy. 

1227  Shirley    (James).      The   Constant   Maid:    a    Comedy. 

4to,  half  green  morocco.  Lond.  :  /.  Raworth,  1640 

*  First  Edition.     Ives's  sold  for  $55. 

1228  Shirley  (James).     The  Court  Secret:  a  Tragi-Comedy. 

8vo,  half  roan.  Lond.  :  Humphrey  Robinson,  1653 

*  First  Edition. 

Mrs.  Pepys  said  this  was  the  worst  play  she  ever  saw  acted  in  her 
life! 

1229  Shirley  (James).   The  Doubtful  Heir:  a  Tragi-Comedie. 

8vo,  half  leather.  Lond.  :  Humphrey  Robijtson,  1652 

*  First  Edition. 

1230  Shirley  (James).  The  Duke's  Mistris.   4to,  polished  calf, 

gilt  edges,  by  Zaehnsdorf.    Lond.  :  John  Norton,  1638 

*  First  Edition. 

1 231  Shirley  (James).      Hide  Parke:  a  Comedie.     4to,  half 

calf,  red  edges.  Lond. :  Tho.  Cotes,  1637 

*  First  Edition.     Small  piece  torn  from  inner  margin  of  title. 

194 


The  Lefferts  Collection 

1232  Shirley    (James).      Honoria  and   Mammon,  etc.,  as   it 

was  Presented  by  Young  Gentlemen  of  Quality  at  a 
private  entertainment  of  Some  Persons  of  Honor. 
8vo,  half  roan  (interleaved).     Lond. :  John  Crook^  1659 

1233  Shirley  (James).     The  Humorous  Courtier:  a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  calf.  Lond.  :  William  Cooke^  1640 

*  First  Edition.     Autograph  on  title  of  J.  Payne  Collier. 

1234  Shirley  (James).     The  Imposture:  aTragi-Comedie,  as 

it  was  Acted  at  the  private  house  in  Black-Fryers. 
8vo,  half  roan.  Lond.  :  H.  Robinson^  1652 

*  First  Edition. 

1235  Shirley   (James).      Love's   Crueltie:    a  Tragedy.     410, 

sprinkled  calf,  gilt  edges,  by  Worsfold. 

*  First  Edition.     Title  stained.      Lond.:  Tho.  Cotes^  1640 

1236  Shirley   (James).     The   Maides   Revenge:    a  Tragedy. 

4to,  half  blue  morocco.         Lond.  :  William  Cooke,  1639 

*  First  Edition.     Some  pages  stained. 
The  Ives  copy  sold  for  $55. 

1237  Shirley  (James).      Poems.     Brilliant  impression  of  Mar- 

shalVs  beautiful  portrait  of  Shirley  [mounted);  also  a  fitie 
impression  of  Gayivood' s  portrait  added.  8vo,  red  crushed 
levant  morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  by  Bedford. 

Lond.:  Humphrey  Moseley,  1646 

*  Shirley's  poems  are  less  known  than  they  deserve  to  be,  as  com- 
pared with  some  others  of  the  same  period  which  are  much  more 
renowned.  In  one  of  his  songs  we  find  an  early  and  probably  the 
first  mention  of  a  named  race-horse  : 

"  Bay  Tarrall  that  won  the  cup  at  Newmarket." 
The  present  is  an  unusually  choice  copy  of  this  very  rare  volume. 
First  Edition. 

1238  Shirley  (James).    The  Polititian:  a  Tragedy,  Presented 

at  Salisbury  Court.      4to,  half  roan. 

*  First  Edition.     Title  soiled.      Lond.:  H.  Moseley,  1655 

1239  Shirley  (James).     The  Sisters:  a  Comedie.     8vo,  half 

i-oan.  Lond.  :  H.  Robinson,  1652 

*  First  Edition.  "This  play  was  licensed  in  1642  and  was 
probably,"  says  Hazlitt,  "the  last  drama  so  authorized  before  the 
Civil  War." 

195 


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1240  Shirley  (James).      Six  New  Playes,  viz.: 

'  Brothers, 

Sisters, 

^,         Doubtfull  Heir, 
Tiie^  T 

1  Imposture, 

I  Cardinall, 

[^  Court  Secret. 
The  five  first  were  Acted  at  the  Private  House  in  Black- 
Fryers  with  Great  Applause.  The  last  was  never 
Acted.  Never  printed  before.  E?igraved portrait  by 
Wi/liiDH  Marshall.  8vo,  green  crushed  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.   Lond.  :  Humphrey  Robinson.^  1653 

*  Splendid  copy  of  this  rare  volume,  very  seldom  found  in  good 
state. 

1241  Shirley  (James).      The  Triumph  of  Beautie.      8vo,  half 

roan.  Lond.  ;  H,  Moseley,  1646 

*  First  Edition.  It  was  also  issued  bound  up  with  the  "  Poems  " 
of  same  date.  Jolley's  copy  with  bookplate,  also  autograph  of  Cor- 
nelius Paine. 

1242  Shirley  (James).     The  Wittie    Faire  One:  a  Comedie. 

4to,  half  olive  morocco.  Lond.:    Wil.  Cooke,  1633 

*  First  Edition  and  very  scarce.     Good  copy. 

1243  Shirley  (James).     The  Young  Admirall.    Device  on  title. 

4to,  half  green  morocco.  Lond.  :    Tho.  Cotes,  1637 

*  First  Edition. 

1244  Shirley  (James).    Dramatic  Works  and  Poems,  now  first 

collected,  with  Notes  by  William  Gifford;  additional 
Notes  and  Life  by  the  Rev.  Alexander  Dyce.  Engraved 
portrait.,  on  copper,  by  Lupton.  6  vols,  royal  8vo,  half 
calf  gilt,  gilt  tops,  UNCUT.  Lond.  :  Murray,  1833 

*  Large  Paper  copy.  With  presentation  letter  from  the  publishers 
to  the  Rev.  Dr.  Bliss;  also  autograph  of  letter  of  the  Rev.  Alex. 
Dyce,  relating  to  the  work,  inserted. 

1245  Sidney  (Sir  Philip).   The  Psalmes  of  David.   Translated 

into  Divers  and  Sundry  Kindes  of  Verse.  Finished  by 
the  Countess  of  Pembroke,  his  Sister.  Beautifully  eti- 
graved portraits  of  Sidney  and  the  Countess.  i2mo,  original 
boards,  uncut.         Chiswick  Press,  C.  Whittingham^  1823 

*  First  Edition.  Printed  from  a  transcript  of  the  original  MS. 
made  by  John  Davies  of  Hereford,  in  the  reign  of  James  I. 

Scarce.     Only  250  having  been  printed. 
196 


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1246  [Simpson    (S.)?]     The    Honest   Lawyer,   Acted    by   the 

Queenes  Majesties  Servants.  Written  by  S.  S.  4to, 
blue  morocco  extra,  gilt  edges. 

Lo n d . :   George  Fursloice,  1 6 1 6 

*  In  Mr.  Mitford's  copy  the  initials  S.S.  are  explained  S.  Simpson. 

1247  Slater  (J.  H.)     Engravings  and  their  Value:  a  Guide 

for  the  Print  Collector.    Thick  i2mo.     Lond.  :  6^///,  1891 

1248  [Slatyer  (William).]     The  Psalmesof  David  in  4  lan- 

guages and  in  4  parts  set  to  ye  Tunes  of  our  Church 
by  W.  S.  The  whole  tvork  beautifully  engraved  through- 
out. i2mo,  full  blue  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt 
edges.  Lond. :  Tho.  Harper.^  1643 

*  An  exquisite  specimen  of  an  engraved  book  and  of  exceeding 

RARITY. 

The  volume  is  of  particular  interest  as  containing  a  rendering  of 
the  nth  Psalm  in  English  Metre,  by  John  Milton,  father  of  the  Poet. 

1249  Smith  (H.)     The  Princess  of  Parma:  a  Tragedy.     4to, 

half  green  morocco,  Lond.  :  Joseph  Wilde,  1699 

*  First  Edition,  The  Epilogue  spoken  by  Mrs.  Bracegirdle  was 
wTitten  by  Motteux. 

1250  Smith   (Wentworth).     The   Hector   of  Germany;  or, 

The  Palsgrave,  Prime  Elector.  A  New  Play,  an  Hon- 
ourable History.     4to,  half  roan. 

Lond.  :    Thomas  Creede,  16 15 

*  First  Edition  of  an  extremely  rare  and  interesting  piece,  the 
last  play  acted  at  the  famous  Red  Bull  Theatre.  The  above 
copy  has  a  variation  of  the  title-page  inserted  shewing  there  were  two 
editions  in  161 5. 

1 25 1  Smollett  (Tobias).     Plays   and   Poems,  with  Memoir. 

Vignette  portrait  on  title-page.  Svo,  brown  polished  calf 
gilt,  yellow  edges,  by  Riviere.    Lond.:/".  Evans.,  1777 

*  Best  edition. 

1252  Smyth  (William).   Lectures  on  the  French  Revolution. 

3  vols.  Svo,  half  green  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by 
Alfred  Matthews.       Lond.:    William  Pickering,  iSi^o 

1253  Smyth  (Prof.  Wm.)     Lectures   on   Modern  History,  to 

the  Close  of  the  American  Revolution.  2  vols.  Svo, 
half  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  Alfred  Matthews. 

Cambridge:  Deighton,  1841 
197 


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1254  SouTHERNE  (Thomas).  The  Fatal  Marriage;  or,  The 
Innocent  Adultery:  a  Play.  4to,  half  straight-grained 
crimson  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,  1694 
125s   Southerne  (Thomas).     The  Fate  of  Capua:  a  Tragedy. 

4to,  half  green  morocco.    Lond.:  Beiijatnin  Tooke,  1700 

*  First  Edition. 

1256  Southerne  (Thomas).      The   Loyal    Brother;    or.    The 

Persian  Prince.     4to,  half  brown  morocco. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:    W.  Cademan,  1682 

1257  Southerne  (Thomas).     The   Maids   Last   Prayer;    or. 

Any,  rather  than  Fail.     4to,  half  calf,  gilt  edges. 
*FiRST  Edition.  Lond.:  R.  Bentley,  1693 

1258  Southerne  (Thomas).      Oroonoko:  a  Tragedy  as  it  is 

Acted  at  the  Theatre  Royal.  4to,  half  crimson  straight- 
grained  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  H.  Playford^  1696 

*  First  Edition.     The  Epilogue  was  written  by  Congreve. 

1259  Southerne    (Thomas).     Sir    Anthony    Love;    or.    The 

Rambling  Lady:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  green  morocco. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond. :  Joseph  Fox^  1691 

1260  Southerne  (Thomas).     Plays,  now  first  collected,  with 

Life.     Portrait  on  copper.     3  vols,  post  8vo,  calf. 

Lond.:  T.  Evans,  ^774 

1261  Southey  (Robert).     Poems.      i2mo,  full  blue  crushed 

levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  the  Club  Bind- 
ery. 'Bristol:  Joseph  Cottle,  1797 

*  First  Edition.     Choice  copy. 

1262  [Southland  (T.)]     Love-a-la-Mode:  a  Comedy.     Writ- 

ten by  a  Person  of  Honour.     4to,  half  green  morocco. 

Lond.  :  John  Daniel,  1663 

*  Acted  with  great  applause  at  Middlesex  House.     The  authorship 
of  the  play  is  by  no  means  certain. 

1263  Southwell  (Robert).     Saint  Peter's  Complaint,   with 

other  Poems.  4to,  purple  morocco,  gilt  edges.  Edin- 
burgh: Printed  by  Robert  Walde-graue,  Printer  to  the 
Kings  Maje/tie,  n.  d. 

*  Fine  copy  of  an  exceedingly  rare  book.     Small  hole  in  one  page 
not  affecting  the  text.     This  identical  copy  is  priced  £21,  los.  in  the 

19S 


The  Lefferts  Collection 

Bibliotheca  Anglo-Poetica,  and  bears  upon  the  title-page  the  auto- 
graph of  Thos.  Hill,  who  formed  that  famous  collection.  This  edi- 
tion is  supposed  by  Corser  to  have  been  printed  about  1600.  It 
follows  the  edition  of  1595  closely,  with  the  exception  of  the  prose 
epistle  from  "  The  Author  to  his  Loving  Cousin." 

"  Robert  Southwell,  whose  vivid  and  emotional  canzonets  and 
hymns  had  introduced  a  new  element  into  English  literature." — 
Edmund  Gosse. 

1264  Spenser  (Edmund),  Meredith  Hanmer  and   Edmond 

Campion.     Historic  of  Ireland.      Folio,  original  sheep. 
Dublin:  Societie  of  Stationers^  1633 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  very  fine  copy. 

1265  Another  issue  of  the  same  date.      Woodcut  title- 
page.     Folio,  calf  (broken  and  tear  in  title-page).     Ibid. 

1266  Sprat  (Thomas).     The  Plague  of  Athens,  which  hapned 

in  the  Second  Year  of  the  Peloponnesian  Warr,  first 
described  in  Greek  by  Thucydides,  then  in  Latin  by 
Lucretius.  Now  attempted  in  English  [z'i?ri-d'].  4to, 
half  morocco.  Lond.  :  Henry  Bro?ne,  1667 

*  Dedicated  to  Dr.  Walter  Pope,  author  of  "  The  Wish."  Has  the 
leaf  of  imprimatur. 

1267  Stanley  (Thomas,  Translator),   Aurora,  Ismenia  and  the 

Prince;  also,  Oronta  the  Cyprian  Virgin.  8vo,  calf, 
gilt  edges.  Lond.:  Humphrey  Mo seley.,  1650 

*  The  second  edition,  "with  additions."  Bookplate  of  Francis 
Freeling. 

1268  Stanley  (Thomas).     Poems.     Device  on  title.     8vo,  full 

orange  levant  morocco,  the  sides  and  back  richly  inlaid 

with  vari-colored  leathers,    also   inlaid    inside  covers, 

with  watered-silk  end  eaves,  etc.,  gilt  top,  by  Riviere. 

\sine  loco'\  Printed  in  the  year  1651 

*  An  excessively  rare  volume  in  verse.  This  is  the  privately 
PRINTED  ISSUE,  and  must  not  be  confounded  with  the  re-issue  of  1652. 
It  contains  the  eighty-six  pages  of  "  Poems,"  and  the  Aurora,  which 
are  also  found  in  the  re-issue  of  1652.  The  Bibliotheca  Anglo-Poetica 
only  contained  the  re-issue  of  1652  (priced  ;^io,  los.),  but  the  editor 
remarked  :— "  There  are  a  few  copies  of  Stanley's  poems,  the  general 
title  of  which  bear  the  date  of  165 1,  without  any  bookseller's  name  in 
the  title,  whence  it  is  evident  that  they  were  not  intended  for  publica- 
tion, a  circumstance  sufficiently  apparent  when  it  is  observed  that  the 
separate  portions  still  remain  without  a  pubHsher's  name." 

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1269  Stapvlton  (Robert).     Juvenal's  Sixteen  Satyrs;  or,  A. 

Survey  of  the  Manners  and  Actions  of  Mankind,  with 
Arguments,  Marginall  Notes  and  Annotations  clearing 
the  obscure  places  out  of  the  History,  Lavves  and  Cere- 
monies of  the  Romans.  Engraved  portrait  by  William 
Marshall,  also  a  duplicate  impression  inserted  with 
VARIATION  IN  THE  INSCRIPTION.     8vo,  Calf,  gilt  edges. 

*  Title  backed,  but  very  fine  copy,  rendered  additionally  interesting 
by  insertion  of  the  variation  of  the  scarce  portrait.  This  copy  also 
contains  the  engraved  title-page  by  Rawlins. 

1270  [Stapylton    (Sir    Robert).]     The    Slighted    Maid:    a 

Comedy.     4to,  boards.         Lond.  :    Thomas  Dring,  1663 

*  Shakespeare  is  referred  to  in  the  prologue.  First  Edition, 
dedicated  to  the  Duke  of  Monmouth. 

1271  [Stapylton  (Sir  Robert).]  The  Step-Mother:  a  Tragi- 

comedy, acted  with  great  applause.     4to,  half  roan. 

Lond.:  J.  Streater,  1664 

1272  Steele  (Sir  Richard).      Dramatic  Works,    to  which  is 

prefixed  an  account  of  his  Life  and  Writings.    Engraved 
portrait  by  Vertue,  and  plates.      i2mo,  calf. 

*  Best  edition.  f,  and  R.    Tonson,   1761 

1273  [Sterne  (Laurence).]    A  Sentimental  Journey  through 

France  and  Italy.      2  vols.  i2mo,  boards,  uncut. 

Lond.  :    T.  Becket,  1768;  \rep.  N.  Y.],  1885 

*  A  facsimile  reprint  by  De  Vinne  of  the  First  Edition.  Only 
104  copies  were  printed,  each  numbered  and  signed  by  the  printer. 
This  is  No.  12. 

1274  Stevens  (H.)    Recollections  of  Mr.  James  Lenox.    Por- 

trait.    8vo,  half  cloth.  Lond.  1886 

*  Large  Paper. 

1275  [Stubbe  (Henry).]     A  Justification  of  the  Present  War 

against  the  United  Netherlands.  With  two  curious  fold- 
ing plates  by  Sherwin.     4to,  half  roan  (loose). 

Lond.  :    Henry  Hills ^  1672 

1276  Suckling    (Sir    John).      The    Discontented    Colonell. 

Device  on  title.     4to,  mottled  calf,  gilt  top,  uncut. 

Lond.  :  Francis  Eagles-field,  n.  d. 

*  First  Edition,  afterwards  reprinted  in  the  "  Fragmenta  Aurea," 
1646.     Some  pages  wormed  and  small  tear  in  title,  but  probably  the 

ONLY  uncut  copy  KNOWN." 

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1277  Suckling  (Sir  John).     A  Letter  sent  from  France  De- 

ploring his  Sad  Estate  and  Flight,  with  a  Discourse  of 
the  Plot  and  Conspiracie  intended  by  him  and  his  ad- 
herents against  England.  4to,  full  brown  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Ituprinied  at  London,  1641 

*  Splendid  copy  of  this  very  rare  poem. 

1278  Sue  (Eugene).     Mysteries  of  Paris.     Many  illustrations. 

3  vols.  imp.  8vo,  half  green  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut, 
by  Alfred  Matthews.    Lond.  :   Chapman  c^  Hall,  1845 

*  Best  edition  and  a  choice  copy. 

1279  Swetnam,  the  Woman-Hater,  Arraigned  by  Women: 

a  new  Comedie.  Acted  at  the  Red  Bull,  by  the  late 
Queenes  Servants.  [O//.]  4to,  full  mottled  calf,  gilt 
edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  Printed  for  Richard  Meighen,  1620 

*  Written  in  reply  to  a  scandalous  pamphlet  against  the  female  sex 
written  and  published  by  J.  Swetnam  in  1617. 

1280  [Swift  (Dean).]     A  Tale  of  a  Tub.     Written  for  the 

Universal  Improvement  of  Mankind.  To  which  is  added 
An  Account  of  a  Battel  between  the  Ancient  and  Mod- 
ern Books  in  St,  James's  Library.  8vo,  full  crimson 
crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Lond.  :  John  Nutt,  1704 

*  Fine  tall  copy  of  the  First  Edition. 

1 281  [Swift  (Dean).]    Travels  into  Several  Remote  Nations 

of  the  World  by  Captain  Lemuel  Gulliver.  Engraved 
portrait  and  maps.      2  vols.  8vo,  original  calf. 

Lond.  :  Benj.  Motte,  1726 

*  First  Edition,  with  the  separate  pagination  of  each  part. 

1282  SwiNHOE  (Gilbert).   The  Tragedy  of  the  Unhappy  Fair 

Irene.     4to,  half  red  roan.  Lond.  :  /.  Streater,  1658 

*  Very  rare.   Dr.  Johnson  wrote  a  play  upon  the  same  groundwork. 

The  present  copy  belonged  to  the  Rev.  John  Mitford,  and  has  his 

autograph  and  interesting  MS.  notes.     The  play  concludes  with  the 

lines 

"  This  is  a  spectacle  of  like  woe 

To  that  of  Juliet  and  Romeo." 
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1283  Sylvester  (Joshua).      Bartas  His  Deuine  Weekes  and 

Workes  Translated  and  Dedicated  to  the  Kings  most 
excellent  Maiestie.  Engraved  title-page  and  cuts.  4to, 
full  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by 
Pratt.  Lond.  :  Humfrey  Lownes,  1605 

*  First  collected  edition,  and  an  unusually  fine  copy.  The 
Grolier  Club  "  Collation  and  Notes"  says:  "Although  this  is  the  first 
collected  edition  of  these  translations,  many  of  the  separate  parts  had 
been  translated  by  different  hands."  The  engraved  title  contains  a 
map  of  the  world,  shewing  North  and  South  America. 

1284  Sylvester  (Joshua).     Du   Bartas,  his    Devine  Weekes 

and  Workes.  Translated  and  Dedicated  to  the  King's 
Most  Excellent  Majestic.  Engraved  title-page,  etc.  4to, 
sprinkled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Lond.  :  Humfrey  Lownes  [  1 6 11  ] 

*  "  This  edition  contains  a  number  of  the  works  printed  in  the  edi- 
tion of  1605  which  were  omitted  from  that  of  160S.  With  the  excep- 
tion of  a  few  alterations  and  changes,  it  includes  virtually  all  that 
had  appeared  in  the  earlier  editions,  and  is  therefore  entitled  to  be 
called  the  most  complete  edition  which  has  been  published  down  to 
this  date.  The  engraved  title,  though  evidently  printed  from  the 
same  plate  used  in  the  earlier  editions,  has  been  retouched  and  the 
wording  altered,  and  has  added  at  the  foot,  '  Printed  at  London  by 
Humphrey  Lownes,  H.  Hole  Sculp.'" — Grolier  Club's  ''Collations 
and  Notes." 

1285  Sylvester  (Joshua).      Bartas,  his  Devine  Weekes  and 

Workes.  Translated  and  Dedicated  to  the  King's 
Most  Excellent  Majesty.  Engraved  title-page.  4to,  old 
calf  (rebacked).  Lond.  :  Humfrey  Lownes.,  1608 

*  Some  leaves  mended ;  moderate  copy  only.  The  above  is  the 
second  collected  edition,  and  has  added  to  it,"TheHistory  of  Judith," 
translated  by  Thomas  Hudson,  not  in  the  First  Edition. 

Sylvester,  says  Edmund  Gosse,  "was  an  active  producer  of  suc- 
cessful verse  in  his  own  age,  and  he  wielded,  moreover,  by  means  of 
his  famous  translation  a  prodigious  influence." 

1286  Sylvester  (Joshua).   The  Parliament  of  Vertues  Royal 

(Summoned  in  France,  but  assembled  in  England  for 
Nomination,  Creation  and  Confirmation  of  the  Most 
Excellent  Prince  Panaretus,  A  Praefage  of  Pr.  Dolphin : 
A  Pourtrait  of  Pr.  Henry,  A  Promise  of   Pr.  Charles. 


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Translated  and  Dedicated  To  His  Highness  by  Joshua 
Sylvester.      8vo,  brown  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

[No  place  or  date.] 
*  A  distinguishing  peculiarit}'  of  this  curious  book  is  Lhe  absence 
of  any  imprint  showing  name  of  printer  or  stationer,  place  or  year  of 
publication.  The  dates  t6ii,  1614,  and  1615,  which  appear  on  some 
of  the  sub-titles,  would  seem  to  indicate  that  the  work  was  issued 
about  that  period,  shortly  before  the  death  of  the  author.  The  quaint 
wording  of  the  numerous  sub-titles  and  dedications  gives  to  the  work 
an  interest  beyond  what  would  otherwise  be  attached  to  it  as  poetical 
literature  of  the  time. 


1287  ''T^ACITUS  (Cornelius).   C.  Taciti  Annalium  et  His- 

I  toriarum  Libri  Superstites;  Libellus  Aureus  de 
Situ,  Moribus  et  Populis  Germanise;  etc.  Folio,  bound 
in  red  morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  by  Lortic. 

[Vmdelin  de  Spira.'\  [Venice,  1469] 
*  The  First  Edition.  Although  the  date  and  place  of  printing 
are  not  stated,  it  is  generally  believed  that  this  is  the  first  work  of 
Vindelin  de  Spira,  and  that  it  must  therefore  have  been  issued  in  1469. 
It  is  interesting,  among  other  things,  as  being  the  first  book 
PRINTED  with  CATCHWORDS.  There  are  numerous  marginal  notes. 
The  book  is  perfect,  including  the  blank  leaves,  and  is  in  brilliant  con- 
dition. All  of  the  initial  letters  are  illuminated  by  hand.  It  has  the 
ex  libris  of  Ambrose  Firmin-Didot. 

1288  [Talbot  (J.)]     L.  Ann^us  Seneca's  Troas:  a  Tragedy. 

Translated  from  the  Latine.      4to,  half  calf. 

Lond, :  Jacob  Tonson,  1686 

1289  Tasso.     Godfrey  of  Bulloigne;  or.    The   Recoverie  of 

Hierusalem:  an  Heroicall  Poeme,  written  in  Italian  by 
Seig.  Torquato  Tasso,  and  translated  into  English  by 
R.  C.  Esquire,  and  now  the  First  Part,  containing  Five 
Cantos,  imprinted  in  both  Languages.  Border  to  title. 
4to,  red  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford.  Lond. : 
John  Windetfor  Christopher  Hunt,  of  Exceter,  1594. 

*  Margin  of  L4  mended.    No  text  touched.  This  is  the  First  Edi- 
TION  of  a  translation  by  Richard  Carew,  and  is  very  scarce. 

1290  Tate  (Nahum).      Brutus   of  Alba;  or.  The   Enchanted 

Lovers:  a  Tragedy.     4to,  half  calf. 

*  First  Edition.  'Lond.:  Jacob  Tonson,  1678 

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1291  Tate  (Nahum).      Cuckolds-Haven;    or,    An   Alderman 

no   Conjurer:    a   Farce.     4to,    half  crimson   straight- 
grained  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  /.  H.,  1685 

*  First   Edition,  and  having  the  leaf  of  "Licence"  before  the 
title. 

1292  Tate  (Nahum).     A  Duke  and  No  Duke:  a  Farce,  with 

the  Several  Songs  set  to  Music.  4to,  half  crimson 
straight-grained  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  Henry  Bomvicke^  16S5 

*  First  Edition.     One  of  the  songs  is  by  Sir  George  Etherege. 

1293  Tate   (Nahum).      History  of    King   Richard   the   Sec- 

ond, .  ,  .  with  a  Prefatory  Epistle  in  Vindication  of 
the  Author,  occasion'd  by  the  Prohibition  of  this  Play 
on  the  Stage.  4to,  half  blue  levant  morocco,  gilt 
edges.  Lond.:  Richard  Tonson^  1681 

*  Altered  from  Shakespeare's  play. 

1294  Tate   (Nahum).      Injured   Love;  or.   The  Cruel  Hus- 

band: a  Tragedy.      4to,  half  green  calf. 

Lond.  :  Richard  Wellingtofi,  1707 

*  A  revival  of  Webster's  "  White  Devil." 

1295  Tate  (Nahum).     The   Island-Princess:  as   it   is   Acted 

at  the  Theatre  Royal.  Reviv'd  with  alterations.  4to, 
half  brown  morocco.  Lond.:    IV.  Canning,  1687 

*  Altered  from  Beaumont  and  Fletcher. 

1296  Tatham   (John).     The   Distracted    State:    a   Tragedy. 

4to,  sewn.  Lond.:    W.  H.,  1651 

*With  several  commendatory  verses  prefixed.  Fix.sT  Edition. 
The  author's  hatred  to  the  Scots  is  given  free  vent  in  this  play. 

1297  [Tatham   (John).]     The  Scots   Figgaries;  or,  A   Knot 

of  Knaves.     4to,  half  leather.  Lond.:  W.  ZT.,  1652 

*  First  Edition.  A  great  part  of  the  play,  which  is  an  attack  on 
the  Scottish  Army  and  the  Covenant,  is  written  in  the  Scottish 
dialect. 

1298  Taverner   (Richard,    Translator).     The    Floweres   of 

Sencies,  gathered  out  of  sundry  wryters  by  Erasmus 
in  Latine  and  Englished  by  Rychard  Taverner.  De- 
vice on  title.  !31rtck  £ettcr.  i2mo,  mottled  calf  gilt, 
gilt  edges,  by  Tout.         Lond.:    William  Copland,  1550 

*  Beautiful  copy  of  a  rare  and  interesting  volume. 

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1299  [Taylor  (John).]     Grand   Plutoes  Remonstrance;  or, 

The  Devil  Horn  Mad  at  Roundheads  and  Brovvnists. 
Wherein  his  Hellish  Maiestie  ...  is  pleased  to  de- 
clare how  far  he  differs  from  Round-head,  Rattle- 
head  or  Prick-eare,  etc.,  etc.  Curious  cut  of  the  Devil 
on  title-page.  4to,  green  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Mac- 
kenzie. Printed  for  the  Catticuchlania,  1648 

*  First  Edition. 

1300  Taylor  (John).     Heads  of  All  Fashions.     Large  cut  of 

various  heads  on  title-page^  one  much  resembling  Shake- 
speare. 4to,  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt 
edges.  Lond.  :  John  Morgan^  1642 

1301  Taylor  (John).     To  .  .   .  The  House  of  Commons  in 

Parliament,  the  Humble  Petition  of  the  Company  of 
Watermen,  wherein  is  shewed  how  intollerably  they 
have  been  abused  and  slandered,  etc.     4to,  vellum. 

Lond.  :  John  Hammond^  1642 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  fine  copy,  lower  edges  uncut. 

1302  Taylor  (John).     Mad  Fashions,  Od  Fashions,  All  out 

of  Fashions,  or  the  Emblems  of  these  Distracted  times. 
Curious  woodcut  frontispiece.     4to,  old  russia. 

Lond.  :  John  Hammond  for  Thomas  Banks.,  1642 

*  First  Edition.     From  the  Gaisford  collection,  with  bookplate. 

1303  Taylor  (John).     A  Memorial  of  All  the  English  Mon- 

archs  from  Brute  to  King  Charles,  in  Heroicall  Verse. 
14  portraits  of  Kings  in  border  to  title.  8vo,  red  straight- 
grained  levant  morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  by  C.  Lewis, 
with  his  ticket.  Lond.  :  John  Beale,  1630 

*  Second  Edition.     The  first  edition  was  issued  in  1622  and  con- 
tained one  less  "  Life."  From  the  Gaisford  collection,  with  bookplate. 

1304  Taylor  (John).     The  Number  and  Names  of  all   the 

Kings  of  England  and  Scotland.  8vo,  red  morocco, 
gilt  edges.  Lond.  1649 

*Some   pages   re-margined,  but   First   Edition   of   one  of   the 
scarcest  of  the  productions  of  the  "  Water- Poet. " 

1305  Tayloe   (John).      Religions    Enemies.     With   a    Brief 

and  Ingenious  Relation,  as  by  Anabaptists,  Brownists, 
Papists,  Familists,  Atheists  and  Foolists,  sawcily  pre- 
suming to  toss  religion  in  a  blanket.  Curious  woodcut 
on  title.     4to,  maroon  morocco,  gilt. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond. :  Thomas  Bates,  1642 

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1306  [Taylor    (John).]     A    Shilling,    or    The    Trauiles    of 

Twelve-pence.  Large  cut  on  title-page  containing  portrait 
of  Edward  VI.  8vo,  brown  morocco,  gilt  edges  (some 
side  notes  clipped).  [Lond.  1622] 

*  First  Edition. 

1307  Taylor  (John).      A    Swarme  of   Sectaries,    and   Schis- 

matiques:  Wherein  is  discovered  the  strange  preaching 
(or  prating)  of  such  as  are  by  their  trades  Coblers, 
Tinkers,  Pedlers,  Weavers,  Sowgelders  and  Chymney- 
Sweepers.  Cut  on  title.  4to,  brown  calf,  gilt  edges, 
by  F.  Bedford.  [London]  1641 

1308  Taylor  (John).     Taylor's  Motto.    Et  habeo,  Et  Careo, 

Et  Curo.  Engraved  title-page  containing  the  Author'' s  por- 
trait. Svo,  crimson  morocco,  broad  borders  of  gold  on 
sides, gilt  edges.    Lond.  :  Printed  for  J.  T.  cr' ZT.  G^.  ,1621 

*  First  Edition.  The  frontispiece  showing  the  author  with  his 
royal  badge  is  frequently  wanting.  The  book  is  a  metrical  reply 
upon  Withers'  "  Motto."     It  is  lacking  in  the  Huth  collection. 

1309  Taylor  (John,   the  Water-Poet).     Travels:    From  the 

Citty  of  London  to  the  Citty  of  Prague  in  Bohemia, 
the  Manner  of  his  Abode  there  three  weekes,  his  Ob- 
servations there,  and  his  Returne:  How  he  past  600 
miles  downe  the  river  Elne,  through  Bohemia,  Saxony, 
Anholt,  the  Bishoprick  of  Madeberge,  Brandenberge, 
Hamburgh,  and  so  to  England.  With  many  relations 
worthy  of  note,  1620.  4to,  in  polished  calf  extra,  top 
edges  gilt,  UNCUT,  by  Riviere.  Lond.  -.Nicholas  Ohes,  1620 

*  Of  EXTREME  rarity  in  any  state,  and  especially  so  uncut.  It  is 
not  even  mentioned  by  Lowndes  in  his  very  extensive  list  of  Taylor's 
works. 

1310  Taylor  (John).   Workes,  being  63  in  number,  collected 

into  one  volume  by  the  Author.  Eine  impression  of  the 
very  rare  engraved  title-page,  containing  the  author  s  por- 
trait by  CoCKSON,  also  portrait  inserted.  Folio,  russia  gilt 
(rebacked),  gilt  edges.  Lond. :  James  Boler,  1630 

*  With  M.S.  note  by  Mr.  LefTerts. 

"An  exceptionally  large  and  wide  copy.  See  cut  of  Henry  VIII., 
which  almost  always  has  part  of  sword  cut  away."  This  copy  also  has 
the  letterpress  title-page. 

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131 1  Taylor   (Thomas).      The    Metamorphosis;    or,  Golden 

Ass  and  Philosophical  Works  of  Apuleius.  Translated 
from  the  Latin.  Thick  8vo,  full  straight-grained  olive 
levant  morocco,  tooled  to  a  Roger  Payne  style,  gilt 
top.  Lond.  :    Triphook,  \Z22 

*  Fine  and  thick  paper  copy,  with  the  suppressed  passages  bound  at 
the  end. 

131 2  Tennyson  (Alfred  Lord).     Works.     Portrait.    10  vols. 

8vo,  original  decorated  cloth  covers,  uncut. 

Lond.  :  Macrnillan  &"  Co.,  1884-93 

*  250  copies  printed  on  hand-made  paper. 

1313  Tiffin  (Walter  F.)  Gossip  about  Portraits,  principally 

Engraved  Portraits.      i2mo,  boards,  uncut. 

Lond.  :  Bohn.,  1866 

1 314  Thomson  (James).    Works.    Engraved  portrait  and  plates. 

4  vols,  post  8vo,  calf.  Lond. :  A.  Miller,  1750 

*  First  complete  edition. 

1315  Timoleon;  or,  The  Revolution :  a  Tragi-Comedy.    410, 

half  green  crushed  levant  morocco. 

Lond.  :    IV.  Onley,  1697 

*  First  Edition.     The  scene  is  laid  at  Syracuse. 

1316  [ToFTE  (Robert).]    Honours  Academic.   Or  the  Famous 

Pastorall  of  the  faire  Sheapherdesse  Julietta.  Device 
on  title.      Folio,  green  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :   Thomas  Crede,  16 10 

*  Very  fine  copy,  from  the  Crawford  collection  at  Lakelands.  A 
large  portion  of  the  work  is  in  verse. 

1317  Tourneur   (Cyril).      Plays  and   Poems.     Edited,  with 

Critical    Introduction    and    Notes,   by    John    Churton 

Collins.      2  vols.   r2mo,  boards,  uncut. 

Lond. :  Cliatto,  1878 

1318  [Toy    (John).]      Worcester's  Elegie    and    Eulogie,    by 

J.  T. ,  Mr.  of  Arts.  Device  ofi  title  and  border.  4to, 
mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.:    Tlio.  Cotes  for  Humphrey  Blunden.^  1638 

*  The  work  is  in  two  parts,  with  separate  title-pages.  It  is  rare, 
and  the  only  copy  known  to  Lowndes  was  the  Bodleian.  It  is  not  in 
the  Huth  or  Corser  collections,  and  there  is  no  record  of  the  sale  of 
a  copy. 

Three  leaves,  F2,  F3  and  F4,  seem  to  have  been  cancelled,  and  a 
Latin  Poem  (4  pp.)  by  Wm.  Rowlands  substituted  for  them.     The 
present  copy  is  a  very  fine  one. 
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1319  Triumphs  OF  Virtue;  a  Tragi-Comedy.     410,  half  calf. 

Lond.  :  Abel  Roper ^  1697 

*  Partly  borrowed  from  Fletcher's  "  Wit  Without  Money." 

1320  Trotter  (Catherine).      Fatal  Friendship:  a  Tragedy. 

4to,  half  green  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  Francis  Saunders,  1698 

1321  TuKE  (Sir  Samuel).     The  Adventures   of   Five  Hours: 

a  Tragi-Comedy.     Thin  folio,  half  morocco,  gilt  tops. 
Lond. :   Henry  Herringman^  1663 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition. 

Pepys  said  this  play  (a  paraphrase  from  Calderon)  was  superior  to 
Othello! 

1322  TuKE  (Sir  Samuel).     The  Adventures  of   Five   Hours: 

a  Tragi-Comedy.  4to,  half  morocco,  by  the  Club 
Bindery.  Lond.  :  H.  Herringman^  1664 

*  Second  edition.  With  preliminary  verses  by  John  Evelyn,  Cowley, 
Wase  and  others. 

1323  Tyndale  (William).     The  whole  works  of  W.  Tyndale, 

John  Frith  and  Doct.  Barnes,  these  worthy  martyrs 
and  principall  teachers  of  this  Churche  of  England, 
collected  and  compiled  in  one  Tome  together,  being 
before  scattered;  now  in  Print  here  exhibited  to  the 
Church,  to  the  prayse  of  God  and  profite  of  all  good 
Christian  Readers.      Folio,  old  calf, 

Lond.:  John  Daye,  1573 

*  Fine  copy.     Priced  by  Quaritch  at  ;i^io,  los. 

1324  I   TNFORTUNATE  USURPER  (The):   a  Tragedy. 
^^       Vignette  on  title.     4to,  half  morocco.     Lond.  1663 

1325  Urquhart  (Sir  Thomas).   Epigrams,  Divine  and  Morall. 

By  Sir  Thomas  Vrchard,  Knight.  With  a?i  excessively 
rare  frontispiece  by  G.  Glover.  410,  green  morocco  extra, 
borders  of  gold,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :    William  Leake,  1646 

*  The  frontispiece  is  a  picture  of  Urquhart  seated  above  the  Cas- 
talian  fountain  and  crowned  by  the  Muses,  who,  with  Apollo,  surround 
him.  Only  trvo  other  impressions  of  the  plate  appear  to  be  known. 
Glover  also  engraved  a  plain  full-length  portrait  of  the  author  which 
is  more  usually  found  in  the  book.  It  would  seem  that  the  two  dif- 
ferent plates  were  intended  for  issue  with  different  editions.  A  re- 
strike  of  the  latter  plate  is  inserted. 

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1326  ¥  VALIANT    SCOT    (The).     By  J.  W.  Gent.     Device 

\       on  title.     4to,  half  crimson  levant  morocco. 

Lond. :    Thomas  Harper^  1637 

*  Founded  on  the  history  of  William  Wallace.     The  dedication  is 
signed  by  William  Bowyer. 

1327  Another  copy.     4to,  half  morocco.     Lond.  1637 

*  Taller  copy. 

1328  Vanbrugh  (Sir  John).      Plays,  with  Life.      Portrait  on 

copper.      2  vols.  i2mo,  full  green  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

*  Very  fine  copy.  Lond,  :    C.  Hitch,  1759 

1329  Vaughan  (Henry,  "the  Silurist").   Flores  Solitudinis. 

Certaine  Rare  and  Elegant  Pieces  .  .  .  collected  in  his 

sickness  and  retirement.       i2mo,  half  brown  morocco. 

Lond.  :  Humphrey  Moseley,  1654 

*  First  Edition.     Not  in  the  Huth  collection. 

1330  Vaughan  (Henry,   "the  Silurist").     Olor  Iscanus:  a 

Collection  of  some  Select  Poems  and  Translations. 
Very  beautifully  eno;raved  title-page  by  Henry  Vaugha?i.  8vo, 
panelled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Lond.:  Humphrey  Mose ley ^  1651 

*  Very  fine  copy.  The  engraved  title-page  is  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  of  the  many  which  decorated  English  books  of  the  Seven- 
teenth Century.     The  book  has  never  been  reprinted. 

1331  Vanbrugh  (Sir  John).     The  Cornish  Squire:  a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  by  the  Club  Bind- 
ery. Lond.:/.   Watts,  it t,^ 

*  First  Edition.     Fine  copy. 

1332  Vanbrugh  (Sir  John).     The  False  Friend:  a  Comedy, 

as  it  is  Acted  at  the  Theatre  Royal  in  Drury  Lane. 
4to,  half  russia.  Lond.  :  Jacob  Tonson,  1702 

*  First  Edition. 

1333  Vanbrugh  (Sir  John).     The  Provok'd  Wife:  a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  calf.  Lond.  :  R.  Wellington,  1697 

*  First  Edition.     A  fine  play,  but  highly  censured  for  its  im- 
morality. 

1334  Vanbrugh    (Sir   John).      The  Relapse;    or,  Virtue  in 

Danger,   being  the  Sequel  of  the  Fool  in  Fashion:  a 
Comedy.     4to,  boards,  uncut.   Lond. :  S.  Briscoe,  1697 
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1335  Vanbrugh  (Sir  John).     A  Short  Vindication  of  The  Re- 

lapse, and  The  Provok'd  Wife,  from  Immorality  and 
Profaneness.      8vo,  original  red  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  H.   Walwyn,  1698 

*  Scarce.     Has  autograph  of  Ann  Richmond,  1726,  on  title-page. 

1336  Verdere  (M.)     The   Love  and  Armes    of  the  Greeke 

Princes;  or,  The  Romant  of  Romants.  Translated  for 
the  Rt.  Hon.  Philip,  Earle  of  Pembroke  and  Montgom- 
ery.     Ci/t  of  arms  on  titte.      Folio,  old  calf,  rebacked. 

*  Moderate  copy.  Lond, :  Thomas  Harper,  1640 

1337  [Verstegan   (R.).]     a  Restitution  of   Decayed  Intelli- 

gence in  Antiquities,  concerning  the  most  noble  and 
renowned  English  Nation.  With  the  engraving  of  the 
author  s  arms  at  end,  vignette  on  title,  and  many  engravings 
in  the  text;  ruled  in  red  throughout.  4to,  russia  gilt,  gilt 
edges,  by  F.  Bedford.      Antwerp:  Robert  Bruney,  1605 

*  First  Edition.  Few  leaves  mended,  but  a  fine  copy;  with  the 
Griswold  arms  on  side. 

1338  Vicars   (John).     The  XII  ^Eneids   of  Virgil,   the  most 

renowned  Laureat-Prince  of  Latine  Poets,  translated 
into  English  deca-syllables.  Beautifully -engraved  title- 
page.     8vo,  brown  calf.  Lond.  :  Ni.  Alsop,  1632 

*  First  Edition,  and  fine  copy. 

1339  ViLLiERS  (George,  Duke  of  Buckingham).      Works,  in- 

cluding his  Plays,  with  Notes  and  Life  of  the  Author, 
Vignette  portraits  on  titles.      2  vols.  i2mo,  calf. 

Lond.:   T.  Evans,  1775 

1340  ¥_  TALLER  (Edmund).     Poems,  etc.    Large  Paper 

\\  COPY.  8vo,  original  sheep,  in  levant  morocco 
slip  case.  Lond.  :  /.  N.  for  H.  U.  Mosley,  1645 

*  There  were  four  distinct  editions  of  Waller  published  in  this 
year,  all  of  which  are  rare,  while  this  one,  on  Large  Paper,  is  ex- 
cessively so. 

A  most  extraordinarily  fine  copy. 

1341  Waller  (Edmund).      Poems,  etc.    .  .  .     All  the  Lyrick 

Poems  in  this  Booke  were  set  by  Mr.  Henry  Lawes. 
8vo,  citron  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by 
David.  Lond.  :    T.   IV.  for  Humphrey  Moseley^  1645 

*  Title  mended,  but  a  fine  and  tali  copy.  The  third  edition,  but  the 
first  genuine  one. 

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1342  Waller  (Edmund).     A  Panegyrick  to  My  Lord  Pro- 

tector of  the  present  Greatness  and  joynt  Interest  of 
His  Highness  and  this  Nation,  by  E.  W.,  Esq.  Wreath 
on  title.     4to,  half  red  leather. 

Lo  n d . :  Richard  Lowndes,  1655 

*  Choice  copy  of  this  rare  piece. 

1343  Waller  (Edmund).     Three  Poems  Upon  the  Death  of 

the  Late  Usurper  Oliver  Cromwel.  Written  by  Mr. 
Jo.  Dryden,  Mr.  Sprat,  of  Oxford,  Mr.  Edm.  Waller. 
4to,  half  brown  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by 
the  Club  Bindery.  Lond. :  Printed  by  William  Wilfon, 
in  the  year  1659,  and  reprinted  for  R.  Baldwin,  1682. 

*  Unauthorized  edition. 

1344  Waller  (Edmund).     To  the   King,  upon  his  Majesties 

Happy  Return.  Folio  (8  pp.),  full  brown  morocco, 
gilt,  by  Riviere.  Printed  for  Richard  Marriot  in  St. 
Dunstans  Churchyard,  Fleet  Street,  n.  d.  [1660]. 

1345  Waller  (Edmund).     A  Poem   on  St.  James's  Park  as 

lately  improved  by  his  Majesty.  Device  on  title.  Folio, 
brown  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by 
Riviere.  Lond.:   Gabriel  Bedel^  1661 

*  Large  Paper  copy,  uncut, and  in  this  condition  unique.  There 
is  but  one  other  copy  of  the  first  edition  known  to  be  in  this  country, 
and  that  is  on  much  smaller  paper  than  the  present. 

1346  Waller  (Edmund).     Poems,  etc.,  written  upon  Several 

Occasions  and  to  Several  Persons.  Never  till  now 
corrected  and  published  with  the  approbation  of  the 
Author.      8vo,  original  sheep. 

Lond. :  Henry  Herringman,  1664 

*  Beautiful  copy,  with  the  leaf  of  "  Imprimatur"  preceding  title- 
page. 

Autograph  of  Henry  Godolphin. 

1347  [Waller  (Edmund).]     Pompey  the  Great:  a  Tragedy, 

as  it  was  acted  by  the  Servants  of  his  Royal  Highness 
the  Duke  of  York.  Translated  out  of  the  French  by 
Certain  Persons  of  Honour.     4to,  half  red  morocco. 

Lond.  :   Henry  Herringman,  1664 

*  First  Edition.  This  translation  from  Corneille  was  made  by 
Edmund  Waller,  assisted  by  the  Earl  of  Dorset,  Sir  Charles  Sedley, 
and  Sydney  Godolphin. 

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1348  Waller  (Sa.muel).     Instructions   to  a  Painter  for  the 

drawing  of  the  posture  and  progress  of  His  Majesties 
Forces  at  Sea  under  the  Command  of  His  Highness 
Royal.  Together  with  the  Battel  and  Victory  obtained 
over  the  Dutch,  June  3,  1665.  Folio,  stitched  in 
boards,  uncut.  Lond.  :  Henry  Herringvian,  1666 

*  Few  leaves  mended  on  inner  margins,  and  a  few  letters  touched 
up  or  restored,  but  withal  a  fine  copy  of  a  very  rare  piece. 

1349  Waller  (Edmund).      Poems,  etc.,  written  upon  Several 

Occasions  and  to  Several  Persons.  The  Third  Edition, 
with  several  additions  never  before  printed.  8vo, 
mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.:  Henry  Herringman^  1668 

1350  Waller  (Edmund).      Horace's  Art  of    Poetry.      Made 

English  by  the  Right  Honorable  Earl  of  Roscommon. 
Small  4to,  half  blue  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops, 
almost  uncut,  by  the  Club  Bindery, 

Lond.  :   Hy.  Herri}igman,  1680 

*  With  preliminary  Poem  upon  the  translation  by  Edmund  Waller. 

135 1  Waller  (Edmund).      Poems,  etc.,  upon  Several  Occa- 

sions and  to  Several  Persons.  The  Fourth  Edition, 
with  several  additions  never  before  printed.  Engraved 
portrait  after  Sir  Peter  Lely,  with  another  fine  portrait  in- 
serted; title  in  red  and  black.      8vo,  original  calf. 

Lond.  :  Henry  Herringman,  1682 

1352  Waller  (Edmund).      Divine   Poems.      8vo,   contempo- 

rary red  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

In  the  Savoy:  H.  Herringman,  1685 

*  Very  fine  copy.     An  extremely  rare  edition,  said,  indeed,  to  be 
"  unique." 

1353  Waller  (Edmund).    Poems,  etc.    Portrait.     Small  8vo, 

calf.  Lond.  :  H.  Herring/nan.,  1686 

*  Fifth  Edition,  with  Additions. 

A  very  tall   copy,    in   original   binding,    with    several    untrimmed 
leaves.     From  the  Foote  collection. 

1354  Waller   (Edmund).      Poems  to   the   Memory    of    that 

Incomparable  Poet,  Edmund  Waller,  Esq.,  by  Several 
Hands.  4to,  full  brown  crushed  levant  morocco  extra, 
gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.         Lond.:  Joseph  Knight.,  1688 

*  By  Mrs.  Behn,  Sir  John  Colton,  Thomas  Higgons,  Lord  Lands 
downe,  Bevill  Higgons,  etc.,  etc. 

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1355  Waller  (Edmund).    The  Maid's  Tragedy  Altered.   8vo, 

morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  by  P.  Ruban.  Lond.  :  Printed 
for  Jacob  Tonson^  at  the  Judges  Head  in  Chancery  Lane, 
near  Fleet- Street^  1690. 

*  Authorized  Edition. 

Title  mended,  but  otherwise  a  large  and  very  fine  copy  of  this  very 
rare  volume,  with  the  half  title. 

This  book  was  published  by  the  friends  of  the  author  after  his 
death,  in  consequence  of  the  unauthorized  publication  of  a  portion 
of  the  contents  of  the  present  volume  as  "  The  Second  Part  of  Mr. 
Waller's  Poems."  From  the  preface  to  the  volume  we  quote  the  fol- 
lowing: 

"  The  copy  from  which  they  were  printed  was  very  imperfect;  and 
there  being  no  means  left  to  suppress  them,  it  was  thought  fit  to 
suffer  them  to  be  more  correctly  printed  from  the  last  and  truest  copies. " 

From  the  Foote  collection,  with  bookplate. 

^355^  Another,  same  date  and  publisher,  but  a  dif- 
ferent issue.     8vo,  unbound.  Ibid. 

*  Fine  copy. 

1356  Waller  (Edmund).     Poems,  etc.,  upon  Several  Occa- 

sions. The  Sixth  Edition,  with  several  additions 
never  before  printed.  Portrait  after  Sir  Peter  Lely 
(poor  impression).     8vo,  original  calf. 

*  Fine  tall  copy.  Lond.  :  H.  Herringman,  1693 

1357  Waller  (Edmund).     Poems,  etc.     The  Sixth  Edition. 

Thick  Svo,  calf.  Lond.  :  If.  Herringman,  1694 

*  Issued  without  portrait.  This  edition  consists  of  the  unsold 
copies  of  the  1693  issue  with  the  unsold  copies  of  The  Maid's 
Tragedy,  1690,  bound  together  with  a  new  title. 

1358  Waller  (Edmund).    Poems,  etc.   The  Seventh  Edition, 

vjith.  several  additions  never  before  printed.  Portrait. 
Svo,  calf.  Lond.:   T.  W.,  1705 

*  Small  piece  torn  from  two  pages,  one  cover  loose. 

1359  Waller  (Edmund).      Poems,   etc.     Eighth  Edition,  to 

which  is  prefix'd  the  Author's  Life.  Portraits,  includ- 
ing the  author,  Ben  Jonson,  Fletcher,  etc.     8vo,  calf. 

*  Fine  copy.  Lond. :  Jacob  Tonson,  i^ii 

1360  Waller  (Edmund).     Poems,  etc.    Ninth  Edition.    Por- 

trait.    Thick  i2mo,  calf.       l^ond.:  Jacob  Tonson,  1712 
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1361  Waller  (Edmund).      Poems,   etc.,    with  Additions,   to 

which  is  prefixed  the  Author's  Life.  Portrait.  i2mo, 
calf.  Dublin:  S.  Powell^  1727 

1362  Same.      Tenth  Edition.     Portrait.      i2mo,  calf, 

gilt  edges  (broken),  Lond. :  Tonson,  1722 

1363  Waller    (Edmund).      Poems     on    Several    Occasions. 

t6mo,  calf.  G\a.sgo\v:  Fou lis ^  1770 

1364  Waller  (Edmund).      Speech  in  Parliament,  at  a  Con- 

ference of  both  Houses  in  the  Painted  Chamber,  6 
July,  i64r.  4to,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by 
Riviere.  Lond.:  Abel  Roper  .^  1641 

*  First  Edition. 

1365  Waller  (Edmund),     The  Second  Part  of  Mr.  Waller's 

Poems,  containing  his  Alteration  of  the  Maid's  Tra- 
gedy, etc.  8vo,  full  green  crushed  levant  morocco, 
gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :    T.  Bennei,  1690 

*  First  Edition.  In  most  beautiful  condition,  and  having  the 
leaf  of  "License"  before  the  title-page.  A  note  by  a  well-known 
English  bookseller  says:  "  This,  the  First  Issue  of  the  second  part 
of  Waller's  poems,  is  the  only  copy  we  ever  saw.  It  is  not  mentioned 
in  Lowndes,  Hazlitt,  etc.,  etc.,  and  differs  considerably  from  the  book 
published  the  same  year,  entitled  'The  Maid's  Tragedy  Altered,' 
etc.  The  latter  volume  is  what  is  generally  called  the  First  Edi- 
tion, but  there  is  not  the  least  doubt  on  comparing  them  that  the 
above  is  the  prior  one.  Prefixed  is  a  highly  interesting  preface,  in 
prose,  on  the  merits  of  the  poet." 

1366  Waller.     Three   Poems   upon   the   Death    of    his  late 

Highnesse  Oliver,  Lord  Protector  of  England,  Scotland 
and  Ireland.     Written 

(  Mr.  Edm.  Waller. 
By  -j  Mr.  Jo.  Dryden. 

(  Mr.  Sprat  of  Oxford. 

4to,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.:  William  Wilson,  1659 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition  of  this  valuable  and  rare  work. 
Dryden's  poem  in  it  is  his  first  important  piece,  and  it  was  rigidly 
suppressed. 

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1367  Waller  (Edmund).     Speech  in  the  House  of  Commons 

on  Tuesday  the  fourth  of  July,  1643,  being  brought  to 
the  Barre,  and  having  leave  given  him  by  the  Speaker 
to  say  what  hee  could  for  himselfe  before  they  pro- 
ceeded to  expell  him  the  House.     4to,  sewn. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.  :  G.  Dexter,   1643 

1368  Waller  (Edmund).     A  Speech  made  by  Master  Waller, 

Esquire,  in  the  Honorable  House  of  Commons,  con- 
cerning Episcopacie,  whether  it  should  be  committed 
or  rejected.      4to,  sewn. 

sine  loco  [Lond.]  Printed  1641,  July  3 

1369  Waller  (Edmund).     Works,  in  Prose  and  Verse.     Pub- 

lished by  Mr.  Fenton.  Beautifully  engraved  portrait  by 
Vertue^  also  vignette  portraits,  etc.     4to,  calf. 

*  A  very  beautiful  edition.  Lond.  :  J.   Tonson,  1729 

1370  Waller  (Edmund).    Works,  in  Verse  and  Prose.     Pub- 

lished by  Mr.  Fenton.  Portraits  of  Waller  and  Lady 
Harley.      i2mo,  calf.  Lond.:    Tonson,  1730 

1371   Another.      i2mo,  calf.  Lond.:    Tonson,  1744 

1372  Waller  (Edmund).     Works,  in  Prose  and  Verse.    Pub- 

lished by  Mr.  Fenton.  Portraits  and  plates.  i2mo, 
crimson  straight-grained  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

Glasgow:  Foulis,  1752 

*  A  choice  copy  of  tliis  most  beautifully  printed  edition. 

1373  Waller  (Edmund).    Works,  in  Verse  and  Prose.    i2mo, 

calf.  Dublin:    W.  G.  Jones,  1768 

1374  Waller  (Edmund).   Works,  in  Verse  and  Prose.    i2mo, 

old  calf.  Lond.:    Tonson,  1758 

1375  Waller  (Elmund).     Works,  in  Verse  and   Prose,  with 

Life  by  Percival  Stockdale.      i2mo,  calf. 

Lond.  :    T.  Davies,  1772 

1376  Waller  (Edmund)  and  Godolphin  (S.)     The  Passion 

of  Dido  for  ^Enas.     8vo,  blue  morocco,  by  Stikeman. 
Lond.  :  Hianphrey  Moseley,  1868 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  fine  copy. 

This  translation  is  the  joint  work  of  Sydney  Godolphin  and  Edmund 
Waller,  and  is  very  rarely  met  with. 

From  the  Foote  collection,  with  bookplate. 

1377  [Walker  (W.)]     Marry  or  do  Worse.      4to,  half  brown 

crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  lower  edges  uncut. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:  Richard  Basset.^  1704 

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1378  Walpole  (Horace).  Letters,  Edited  by  Peter  Cun- 
ningham.    Portraits.     9  vols.  8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 

Lond.  :  Bentley,  1857 

*  Nice  set  of  the  scarce  First  and  Best  Edition. 

*1379  Walpole  (Horace).  Memoirs  of,  and  his  Contempo- 
raries. Edited  by  Eliot  Warburton.  Portrait.  2  vols. 
8vo,  cloth,  uncut.  Lond.  :   Colbiirn,  1852 

1380  [Walsh  (Robert).]     Letters  and  Poems,  Amorous  and 

Gallant.  8vo,  straight-grained  green  levant  morocco, 
dull-gold  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond. :  Jacob  Tonson,  1692 

*  Beautiful  copy  of  a  scarce  book,  not  mentioned  by  Watt  or 
Lowndes. 

1381  Walton  and  Cotton.     The  Complete  Angler;  or,  The 

Contemplative  Man's  Recreation.  Edited,  with  orig- 
inal Memoirs  and  Notes,  by  Sir  Harris  Nicholas.  Por- 
traits and  plates;  proofs  on  india  paper.  2  vols.  imp. 
8vo,  original  paper  covers,  uncut. 

Lond.:    William  Pickering,  1836 

*  The  most  beautiful  edition  of  this  famous  work. 
Very  rare,  with  the  plates  on  india  paper  and  uncut. 

1382  Walton   (Izaak).     Life  of  Mr.  George  Herbert.     En- 

graved portrait  by  R.  White;  a  very  fine  impression.  12  mo, 
olive-crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.:    Tho.  Newcomb,  1670 

*  First  Edition.      Choice  copy. 

'^Z'^Z  Walton  (Izaak).  Life  of  Dr.  Sanderson,  late  Bishop 
of  Lincoln,  with  Some  Short  Tracts  written  by  the  said 
Bishop.  Engraved  portrait  by  White,  A  brilliant  im- 
pression.    8vo,  brown  calf. 

Lond.  :  Pichard  Marriott,  1678 

*  First  Edition.  An  unusually  tall  and  fine  copy,  which  Mr. 
Lefferts  considered  Large  Paper.  It  was  from  the  Rev.  John 
Mitford's  collection,  and  contains  MS.  notes  by  him. 

1384  Walton   (Izaak).     The  Lives  of   Dr.  John  Donne,  Sir 
Henry  Wotton,  Mr.  Richard  Hooker,  Mr.  George  Her- 
bert.    To  which  are  added  some  Letters  by  Mr.  George 
Herbert,  etc.     Engraved  portraits  by  Loinbart,   White  and 
Dolle.     8vo,  mottled  calf,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.:  Thomas  Neivco nib.,  1670 
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1385  Wase  (Christopher).      Electra  of  Sophocles,  presented 

to  her  Highness  the  Lady  Elizabeth,  with  an  Epilogue 
shewing  the  parallell  in  two  Poems,  The  Return  and 
The  Restauration.  Fine  impressions  of  the  extremely 
s.K'R.^  portraits  of  the  Princess  Elizabeth  and  Prince  Charles. 
8vo,  maroon  levant  morocco,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club 
Bindery.  The  Hague:  Sam.  Brown,  1649 

*  The  Earl  of  Westmoreland's  copy,  with  his  autograph  "  W," 
motto,  and  inscription:  "  Given  me  by  Butts  Bokon."     Very  rare. 

1386  Wase   (Christopher).     Grati    Falisci    Cynegeticon :    a 

Poem  of  Hunting,  Englished  and  illustrated  by  Chris- 
topher Wase.      i2mo,  calf.     Lond.  :  Charles  Adams.,  1654 

*  Fine  copy;  with  bookplate  of  James  Bindley,  the  famous  collector. 

1387  Water-Colors.     Society  of  French  Aquarellists.     Text 

by  the  best  French  Critics.  Edited  by  Edward  Strahan. 
Photogravure  and  other  plates.  2  vols,  large  folio,  full 
morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  Alfred  Matthews. 

Paris:  Goupil,  1883 

*  Bibliophilist's  edition  de  grand  luxe.  No.  8,  Of  this  edition 
250  copies  on  Japan  paper,  with  a  double  set  of  all  the  plates,  were 
issued.     Handsome  copy. 

1388  Watreman   (William).     The  Fardle  of  Facions,   con- 

teining  the  aunciente  maners,  customes  and  Lawes  of 
the  Peoples  enhabiting  the  two  partes  of  the  earth 
called  Affrike  and  Asia.  Woodcut  border  to  title.  Blcick 
Cetter.    8vo,  calf. 

Lond.  :  /hon  Kingstone  and  Henry  Sutton.,  iS55 

*  The  Duke  of  Roxburghe's  copy,  with  his  arms  impressed  in  gold 
on  sides. 

This  rare  little  work  was  reprinted  by  Hakluyt  in  his  voyages. 

1389  Watts  (Alaric  A.)     Lyrics  of  the  Heart.      With  41  en- 

gravings on  steel  after  Stothard,  Hoivard,  IVatteau,  and 
others.  8vo,  straight-grained  maroon  levant  morocco, 
gilt  top,  uncut,  by  Stikeman.      Lond.:  Longman.,  1851 

*  Inserted  is  a  duplicate  set  of  the  illustrations,  proofs  before  let- 
ters on  india  paper. 

A  very  beautiful  book  in  the  choicest  state. 

1390  Webster   (John).       The   Devil's   Law  Case;  or.  When 

Women  goe  to  Law  the  Devill  is  full  of  Businesse,  a 
New  Tragi-Comoedy.  Device  on  title.  4to,  calf  gilt, 
rough  gilt  edges.  Lond.  :  /.  Grisma?id,  1623 

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139 1  Webster  (John).     A  Monumental  Columne,  erected  to 

the  Living  Memory  of  the  ever-glorious  Henry,  late 
Prince  of  Wales.     4to,  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  William  IVelby,  1613 

*  The  verso  of  last  leaf  is  printed  in  solid  black.  One  leaf  mended, 
but  an  exceptionally  fine  copy. 

1392  Webster  (John),  and  William  Rowley.     The  Thracian 

Wonder:  a  Comical  History,  4to,  polished  calf,  gilt 
edges,  by  Riviere.  Lond.  :  Tho.  Johtison,  1661 

*  With  interesting  preface  by  Francis  Kirkman,  who  mentions 
"  Gammer  Gurton's  Needle." 

First  Edition,  and  a  good  copy.     Very  rare. 

1393  Webster   (John).      Works,    now    first    collected,    with 

some  Account  of  the  Author,  and  Notes,  by  the  Rev. 
Alex.  Dyce.  4  vols,  post  8vo,  full  maroon  crushed 
levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  by  Alfred  Matthews. 

Lond.  :  Wm.  Pickering,  1830-38 

*  With  the  scarce  appendix.     Choice  copy  of  the  best  edition. 

1394  [Wesley  (Samuel).]     Maggots;  or,  Poems  on  Several 

Subjects,  never  before  Handled.  By  a  Schollar.  With 
the  VERY  rare  engraved  portrait,  inlaid.  12 mo,  blue 
morocco,  gilt  edges.  Lond.  :  John  Dunton,  1682 

*  Written  by  the  father  of  the  famous  John  Wesley.  The  book  is 
rare. 

1395  Weston    (Jo.)     The   Amazon    Queen;  or,  The  Amours 

of  Thalestris  to  Alexander  the  Great.  4to,  half  green 
levant  morocco,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  H.  Herringman^  1667 

1396  Westmoreland  (MiLDMAY  Fane,  Earl  of).     Otia  Sacra. 

Optima  Fides.  With  engraved  titles  to  both  parts  and 
plates,  by  Marshall.  4to,  dark  brown  crushed  levant 
morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :  Richard  Cotes,  1648 

*  Splendid  copy  of  an  excessively  rare  book.  It  contains  the 
TWO  extra  leaves  marked  *  claimed  by  Hazlitt  to  be  unique.  Mr. 
Lefferts,  however,  says  :  "  This  is  exaggerated,  as  Mr.  Hoe's  copy 
has  them  also  (I  believe) — they  are  certainly  very  rare."     They 

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are  not  in  the  Huth  copy,  and  the  Anglo-Poetica  lacks  these  and  the 
two  folding  leaves  also. 

In  the  Huth  catalogue  it  is  said  : 

"  This  copy  does  not  contains  the  two  extra  leaves  which  were  in 
Allen's  copy,  and  which  were  taken  out  of  it  to  be  inserted  in  Dr. 
Bliss's.  The  only  other  copy  known  to  possess  those  leaves  was 
Mr.  Dunn  Gardner's,  which  sold  by  auction  in  1854." 

The  book  was  printed  privately  and  its  circulation  limited  to  the 
author's  friends.     It  was  never  published  and  is  one  of  the  rarest 

VOLUMES  IN  THE  WHOLE  RANGE  OF  ENGLISH  POETRY. 

1397  Whitaker  (W.)     The  Conspiracy;  or,  The  Change  of 

Government:  a  Tragedy  (in  rhyme).  4to,  half  morocco, 
UNCUT.  Lond. :  Win.  Cademan.,  1680 

*The  epilogue  is  by  Ravenscroft. 

1398  Whitcomb    (Robert).     Janua  Divorum:    or  the  Lives 

and  Histories  of  the  Heathen  Gods,  Goddesses  and 
Demi-Gods.  25  curious  etigravings,  very  roughly  done  on 
copper.  8vo,  old  sheep.  Lond.  :  Francis  Kirkman,  1678 
*  Dedicated  to  Nell  Gwyn,  and  one  of  three  known  works  so 
dedicated.  Peter  Cunningham,  in  his  "  Story  of  Nell  Gwyn," 
says:  "Three  dedications  to  Nell  Gwyn  are  known.  One  in  1674, 
by  Duffet,  before  his  Play  of  his  Spanish  Rogue;  a  second  in  1678, 
by  Whitcomb,  before  a  rare  little  volume  called  ' Janua  Divorum' 
....  and  a  third  in  1679,  by  Mrs.  Aphra  Behn,  before  her  Play  of  the 
Feigned  Courtezans." 

1399  Whitehead  (William).     Plays  and  Poems.     Engraved 

portrait  by  Collyer.  3  vols,  post  8vo,  calf  gilt,  gilt  tops, 
UNCUT,  by  W.  Pratt.  Lond.  :  /.  Dodsley,  itt4 

1400  Whiting  (Nathaniel).     Le  Hore  Di  Recreatione;  or, 

The  Pleasante  Historye  of  Albino  and  Bellama,  to 
which  is  annexed  il  insonio  insonodado,  or  the  Vindi- 
cation of  Poesye,  by  N.  W.  M.  A.  Beautiful  engraved 
title  by  Cor.  Van  Dalen,  dated  1637,  together  with  letter- 
press title  same  date.      12 mo. 

Lond.  :  Printed  for  Charles  Greene,  1637 

*  A  very  rare  volume. 

Inserted  in  the  book  is  a  clipping  from  a  London  catalogue,  offer- 
ing a  copy  with  engraved  title,  bearing  1637  date,  but  with  1638  on 
prUtted  title,  while  this  copy  bears  date  of  1637  on  both  titles;  the 
price  asked  by  London  bookseller  for  the  copy    mentioned   being 

£11,    I2S. 

The  present  copy  is  from  the  Foote  sale,  where  it  realized  $54- 
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THE  FIRST  ENGLISH  BOOK  OF  EMBLEMS. 

f4oi   Whitney  (Geffrey).     A  Choice  of  Emblems,  and  other 

Devises   for  the   moste  parte  gathered  out  of  Sundrie 

Writers.     Englished  and  Moralised.     A  work  adorned 

with  a  varietie  of  matter,  both  pleasant  and  profitable, 

shadowed  with  pleasante  devises,  etc. 

Peruse  with  heede,  then  friendlie  judge,  and  blaming  rash  refraine: 
So  niaist  thou  reade  unto  thy  good,  and  shalt  requite  my  pain. 

Numerous  very  elegant  zuoodcuts,  title  within  woodcut 
border^  with  arms  on  the  back.  4to,  full  crimson  crushed 
levant  morocco,  extra  gilt,  gilt  top,  rough  edges,  by 
Riviere. 

Imprinted  at  Leyden,  in  the  house  of  Christopher  Plantyn 
by  Francis  Raphelengius,  1586. 

*  An  extremely  rare  book  when  perfect.  Mr.  Douce  says  that  it 
was  a  book  that  was  certainly  knoiun  to  Shakespeare.  Among  the 
poems  is  one  addressed  "To  Richard  Drake  Esquire  in  praise  of 
Sir  Francis  Drake  Knight." 

In  this  copy  Mr.  Lefferts  has  written: 

"  Earliest  variation.  In  second  the  prayer  at  end  of  Epistle  Dedi- 
catory is  set  to  form  a  separate  paragraph. 

Largest  and  finest  copy  I  have  seen,  it  was  in  the  original  vellum, 
but  unfortunately  in  bad  repair,  so  that  it  had  to  be  rebound." 

One  of  the  finest  copies  known. 

1402  Whore's  Rhetorick  (The),   Calculated  to  the  Meridian 

of  London,  and  conformed  to  the  Rules  of  Art,  in 
Two  Dialogues.      i2mo,  full  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Lond.  :  George  Shell,  1683 

*  Dedicated  to  "The  most  famous  University  of  London  Courte- 
zans." 

1403  WiLLAN  (Leonard).   Astrcea;  or,  True  Love's  Myrrour: 

a  Pastoral.  Engraved  portrait  of  the  author  by  T.  Cross, 
with  verses  beneath.  8vo,  straight-grained  olive  mo- 
rocco extra, gilt  edges, by  Lewis.    Lond. :  H.  White,  165 1 

*  Very  scarce.  Dedicated  to  the  Duchess  of  Richmond  and  Len- 
nox. No  copy  of  this  book  has  been  sold  in  England  since  1892. 
Willan  was  an  intimate  friend  of  Herrick,  and  some  of  the  latter's 
Lyrics  were  addressed  to  him. 

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1404  [WiLLAN  (Leonard).]     Orgula;  or,  The  Fatall  Error:  a 

Tragedy.  Whereunto  is  annexed  a  Preface  discover- 
ing the  True  Nature  of  Poesie.  4to,  full  green  levant 
morocco,  gilt  edges.  Lond.  :  T.  M.,  1658 

*  First  Edition. 

1405  Wilson  (John).     Andronicus  Commenius:   a  Tragedy. 

4to,  half  crushed  levant  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by 
Riviere.  Lond. :  John  Starkey,  1664 

*  First  Edition.     Title  mended. 

1406  [Wilson  (John).]     Belphegor;  or,  The  Marriage  of  the 

Devil:  a  Tragi-Comedy.  4to,  half  red  levant  mo- 
rocco, l^ond.:  Luke  Meredith,  16^1 

*  First  Edition. 

1407  Wilson  (John).     The  Cheats:  a  Comedy,  written  in  the 

year  1662.     4to,  half  morocco.     Lond. :  G.  Bedell,  \66^ 

*  First  Edition. 

1408  Win   Her  and  Take   Her;  or,  Old  Fools  will  be  Med- 

ling:  a  Comedy.  4to,  half  brown  levant  morocco,  gilt 
edges.  Lond.  :  J.  Hindmarsh.  1691 

*  The  play  is  dedicated  to  Lord  Danby  by  Underbill,  the  actor. 
The  Epilogue  was  written  by  D'Urfey. 

1409  WiNGFiELD   (M.)     Pedantius.     Comoedia,  acta  Canta- 

brigiae  in  Coll.  Trin.  2  engraved  plates  on  copper.  i2mo, 
mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Londini:    W.  S.,  163 1 

*  Very  rare.     Attributed  to  Wingfield  by  Nash. 

1410  Wither    (George).       Abuses    Stript    and    Whipt;    or. 

Satirical  Essayes.  8vo,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges, 
by  Riviere.       Lond.:   G.  Eld  for  Francis  Burton,  16 13 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  good  copy. 

141 1  Wither  (George).    Abuses  Stript  and  Whipt;  or,  Satir- 

ical Essays.   8vo,  half  calf.     Lond.  :  Fraficis  Burton, 161 4 

*  There  are  said  to  have  been  four  editions  of  this  work  published 
in  1613.  For  writing  it  Wither  was  thrown  into  jail  and  fed  upon 
bread  and  water.     Moderate  copy. 

1 41 2  Wither  (George).     Britain's  Remembrancer,  contain- 

ing a  Narration  of  the  Plague  lately  past  a  Declaration 
of  the  Mischief's  Present,  and  a  Predication  of  Judg- 
ments to  Come.  Engraved  title-page,  with  preliminary 
LEAF  (margin  torn).  "The  meaning  of  the  Title-Page. " 
i2mo,  calf  (rebacked).      [Lond.]:  John  Grismand,  1628 


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141 3  Wither   (George).      Carmen   Eucharisticon,  a  Private 

Thank  Oblation  exhibited  to  the  Glory  of  the  Lord  of 
Hosts,  etc.    4to,  half  leather.    Load.  :  Robert  Atistin,i6^() 

*  Written  upon  the  "  routing  of  a  numerous  army  of  Irish  rebels 
before  Dublin  by  the  Sword  of  his  valiant  servant  Michael  Jones." 

1414  Wither   (George).     The   Dark    Lantern,  containing  a 

Dim  Discoverie  in  Riddles,  Parables  and  Semi-Rid- 
dles, with  a  Poem,  concerning  a  Perpetuall  Parliament. 
8vo,  calf.  Lond.  :  H.  Austin,  1653 

*  One  or  two  headlines  clipped,  but  a  good  copy. 

1415  [Wither  (George).]    Ecchoes  from  the  Sixth  Trumpet. 

Reverberated  by  a  Review  of  Neglected  Remem- 
brances, etc.  8vo,  crimson  crushed  levant  morocco, 
gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford.  [Lond.]    1666 

*  Fine  copy. 

1416  Wither    (George).        Epistolium-Vagum-Prosa-Metri- 

cum;  or,  An  Epistle  at  Randome,  in  Prose  and  Metre. 
4to,  mottled  calf,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.     Lond.    1659 

1417  Wither    (George).       Faire-Virtue,    the    Mistresse    of 

Philarete.  Printed  for  John  Grismand,  1622.  8vo,  in 
the  original  vellum  binding,  complete  with  the  leaf 
after  the  Finis,  "  The  Stationer's  Postscript." 

Lond.  :  John  Grismand,  1622 

*  The  stationer,  in  his  notice  to  the  reader,  says  that  "  this  was  one 
of  the  Author's  first  Poems,  and  was  composed  many  years  agone, 
and  unknown  gotten  out  of  his  custodie  by  an  acquaintance  of  his." 
The  poem  is  mentioned  in  "  Abuses  Stript  and  Whipt "  in  1613,  and 
it  was  probably  the  earliest  work  by  Wither,  although  not  printed 
until  1622. 

Of  this  work,  Edmund  Gosse  says  :  "Often  the  poet  rings  out  a 
pure  sonorous  cadence;  still  more  often  he  is  rapid,  lucid,  easy  and 
modern." 

1418  Wither    (George),       Faire-Virtue,    the    Mistresse    of 

Philarete.  Modern  portrait  inserted.  8vo,  polished  calf 
gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  F.  Bedford. 

Lond.  :  John  Grismand,  1622 

*  With  note  by  Mr.  Lefferts:  "Differs  from  other  in  collection. 
Lacks  a  leaf,  'The  Stationer's  Postscript  Sig.  PS.'"  Title  mended 
and  mounted. 


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1419  Wither   (George),      Fides  Anglicana;   or,   A  Plea  for 

the  Publick-Faith  of  these  Nations,  etc.      8vo,  calf. 

Lond.  1660 

*  Suppressed  and  very  scarce.  It  is  a  strong  remonstrance  upon 
the  Church  lands  being  resumed  by  the  prelacy  upon  forcible  entry, 
and  very  probably  (says  Lowndes)  the  cause  of  his  being  re  conducted 
into  captivity.  At  the  end  is  a  long  and  interesting  catalogue  of  the 
author's  writings. 

1420  Wither  (George).      Fragmenta  Prophetica,  being  the 

Predictions  dispersed  through  his  Works,  some  Verified 
in  his  life  time,  many  yet  unfulfilled,  1669,  Fine  por- 
trait of  the  author  at  the  age  of  yg  inserted.  8vo,  mottled 
calf.  Lond.  1669 

*  The  author's  last  work,  collected  by  his  own  hand  a  little  before 
his  death.  The  preface  contains  some  curious  remarks  relating  to 
the  Great  Fire  of  London.  The  copy  formerly  belonged  to  T.  Park, 
the  antiquary,  who  has  added  7  pages  of  MS.  in  his  own  hand,  with 
the  following  note  respecting  the  portrait : 

' '  This  scarce  head  of  Wither  is  described  by  Ant.  Wood,  who  said 
it  appeared  before  the  Fragmenta  Prophetica.  To  that  situation  I 
have  therefore  restored  it.  Not  in  Granger  nor  in  any  Grangerian 
Collection  that  I  have  seen. 

142 1  Wither  (George).     The  Great  Assizes  holden  in  Par- 

nassus by  Apollo  and  his  Assessours.  Border  to  title. 
4to, sprinkled  calf,gilt  edges.  Lond.:  Richard  Cotes, 16^^ 

*  First  Edition.  The  Elizabethen  poets  form  the  jury,  among 
them  being  Shakespeare,  who  is  referred  to — 

"  Shakespeare  and  Hey  wood,  poets  good  and  free." 

1422  [Wither  (George).]     The  Hymnes  and  Songs  of  the 

Church;  divided  into  two  parts.  .  .  .  Translated  and 
Composed  by  G.  W.  Border  to  title.  V>\atk  £ctter. 
8vo,  calf,  gilt  edges. 

Lond. :  By  the  Assignes  of  George  Wither,  n,  d.  [1623] 

*  The  music  which  is  printed  in  this  volume  was  by  Orlando  Gib- 
bons.    Some  of  Wither's  finest  poems  appear  in  this  volume. 

1423  Wither  (George).     An  Improvement  of  Imprisonment, 

etc.  .  .  .  Evidenced  in  a  few  Crums  and  Scraps  lately 
found  in  a  Prisoners-Basket  at  Newgate.  Border  to 
title.     Svo,  mottled  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  Printed  in  the  year  1661 

*  Very  fine  copy  of  this  scarce  piece. 

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1424  Wither  (George).      Juvenilia:    a  Collection   of   those 

Poemes  which  were  heretofore  imprinted.  Engraved 
title-page  by  Elstracke.  8vo,  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges,  by 
Pratt.  Lond. :  John  Budge,  1622 

*  First  Edition.  With  the  above  is  also  bound  the  First  Edi- 
tion (1621)  of  Wither's  "  Motto,"  and  also  his  "  Faire  Virtue,"  First 
Edition,  1622.  The  engraved  title  to  the  "  Motto"  is  re-margined 
on  lower  edge,  and  the  "  Faire  Virtue"  lacks  16  leaves. 

1425  Wither  (George).     A  Memorandum  to  London,  occa- 

sioned by  the  Pestilence  there,  etc.,  etc.  8vo,  calf,  gilt, 
by  Zaehnsdorf.  [Lond.]  Imprinted  in  the  year  1665 

*  Fine  copy. 

1426  Wither    (George).       Opobalsamum    Anglicanum :    an 

English  Balme  lately  Pressed  out  of  a  Shrub  and  spread 
upon  these  Papers.  Finely-engraved  portrait  of  Wither  by 
Payne.  A  brilliant  impression.  4to,  straight-grained 
claret  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

\_Sine  loco'\  Printed  in  the  yeare  1646 

*  Inlaid  throughout.  Bound  up  with  it  is  also  the  same  author's 
"Amygdala  Britannica,  Almonds  for  Parrots,"  1647,  with  a  portrait 
(proof  before  letters)  inserted.     Both  choice  copies. 

1427  Wither  (George),   A  Preparation  to  the  Psalter.    Most 

beautifully-engraved  title-page  by  Delaran.  Folio,  full  blue 
crushed  levant  morocco  extra,  gilt  edges,  by  Lloyd  & 
Wallis. 

[Colophon]  Lond.:  Imprinted  by  Nicholas  Okes,i6iq 

*  Very  beautiful  copy. 

1428  Wither  (George).     The  Psalmes  of  David  translated 

into  Lyrick  Verse,  according  to  the  scope  of  the  orig- 
inal.     Border  to  title.      Small  8vo,  calf. 

Imprinted  in  the  Netherlands,  1632 

*  First  Edition  of  this  little  volume,  which,  says  the  Huth  Cata- 
logue, is  considered  one  of  the  rarest  of  Wither's  productions. 

1429  Wither  (George).     A  Satyre.      Dedicated  to  his  Most 

Excellent  Maiestie.  Borders  to  title  a?id  at  head  and  foot 
of  each  page.     Svo,  calf,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :  Thomas  Snodham^  16 16 

*  Second  edition.  Written  while  Wither  was  in  the  Marshalsea,  and 
had  for  its  object  his  freedom. 

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1430  Wither  (George).     Sigh  for  the  Pitchers,  breathed  out 

in  a  Personal  Contribution  to  the  National  Humiliation 
the  last  of  May,  1666,  upon  the  near  approaching  en- 
gagement then  expected  between  the  English  and 
Dutch  Navies.      Cut  on  title.      8vo,  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

[Lond.]  1666 

1431  Wither    (George).      Speculum    Speculativum;    or,    A 

Considering-Glass,  etc.     8vo,  half  calf. 

Lond.,  June  13,  1660 

*  With  MS.  note  by  Mr.  Lefferts:  "  Three  editions  in  this  year,  of 
which  this  appears  to  be  the  earliest.  Contains  an  errata  corrected  in 
each  of  the  others."  Called  by  Mr.  Lefferts,  therefore,  the  First 
Edition. 

1432  Wither   (George).      Speculum    Speculativum;    or,    a 

Considering-Glass.  Being  an  Inspection  into  the  pres- 
ent and  late  sad  condition  of  these  Nations.  8vo,  blue 
morocco,  gilt  edges.  Lond,,  June  13,  1660 

*  Title  and  corner  of  last  leaf  mended.  Mr.  Lefferts  places  this 
as  the  second  edition  of  this  year. 

1433  [Wither   (George).]     Speculum  Speculativum;  or,   A 

Considering-Glasse:  being  an  Inspection  into  the  pres- 
ent and  late  sad  condition  of  these  Nations.  8vo,  sheep. 

Lond.,  June  13,  1660 

*  Fine  copy.  With  note  by  Mr.  Lefferts:  "Although  a  paginary 
reprint,  this  varies  from  the  other  copy  of  the  same  date  in  the  library, 
showing  that  it  was  entirely  reprinted." 

1434  Wither   (George).     Tuba-Pacifica.      Seasonable   Pre- 

cautions, whereby  is  sounded  forth  a  Retreat  from  the 
War  intended  between  England  and  the  United  Prov- 
inces of  Lower  Germany.      8vo,  calf  gilt,  gilt  edges. 

Anno  1664.  Imprinted  for  the  author  and  is  to  be  dis- 
posed of  rather  for  Love  than  Money. 

1435  Wither  (George).      Vaticinium   Causuale,  a  Rapture 

occasioned  by  the  late  Miraculous  Deliverance  of  his 
Highness  the  Lord  Protector  from  a  Desperate  Danger, 
4to,  red  morocco,  gilt  edges.      Lond.  :  T.  Radcliffe,  1655 

*  The  origin  of  this  poem  was  a  frolic  of  Cromwell  in  assuming  his 
coachman's  place,  and  overturning  his  Secretary  Thurlow  and  him- 
self in  Hyde  Park. 

Inserted  is  a  finely  engraved  portrait  of  Cromwell  by  B.  Moncornet. 

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1436  [Wither  (George).]     Vaticinium    Votivum;  or,  Palae- 

mon's  Prophetick  Prayer.  Lately  presented  Privately 
to  His  now  Majestie  in  a  Latin  Poem,  and  here  pub- 
lished in  English,  To  which  is  annexed  a  Paraphrase 
on  Paulus  Grebnerus's  Prophecie.  With  several 
Elegies  on  Charls  the  First,  The  Lord  Capel,  the  Lord 
Francis  Villiers.  Beautiful  impression  of  the  very  rare 
PORTRAIT  of  Charls  II.  aet.  ip.  8vo,  mottled  calf  gilt, 
rough  gilt  edges.  [Lond.  1649] 

*  Though  issued  anonymously,  the  authorship  of  this  piece  is  gen- 
erally attributed  to  Wither.  This  copy  (in  addition  to  the  scarce 
portrait)  has  the  four  unpaged  leaves  seldom  found. 

1437  [Wither  (George).]     Vox  et  Lacrimoe  Anglorum ;  or, 

The  True  English-mens  Complaints,  to  their  Repre- 
sentatives in  Parliament.  Small  4to,  polished  calf 
gilt,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere. 

*  Fine  copy.  [Lond.]  Printed  in  the  year  166% 

1438  Wither  (George).     Vox  Pacifica:  a  Voice  tending  to 

the  Pacification  of  Gods  Wrath.  Woodcut  title-pages. 
Svo,  calf  (some  headlines  cut  into).  Lond.  1645 

*  First  Edition. 

1439  Wither  (George).      Works,    containing    Satyrs,    Epi- 

grams, Eclogues,  Sonnets  and  Poems,  whereunto  is 
annexed  a  Paraphrase  to  the  Creed  and  the  Lord's 
Prayer.     Svo,  original  vellum. 

Lond.  :  John  Beale^  1620 

*  Very  fine  copy.  First  edition.  In  this  volume  appears  "The 
Shepherd's  Pipe,"  by  WiUiam  Browne,  also  the  famous  poem  the 
first  stanza  of  which  is 

"  Shall  I  wasting  in  despaire 
Die  because  a  woman's  faire; 
Or  my  cheeks  make  pale  with  care, 
'Cause  another's  rosie  are. 
Bee  shee  fairer  than  the  day 
Or  the  fiowry  meedes  of  May 
If  shee  be  not  so  to  me 
What  care  I  how  faire  shee  bee''' 

1440  Witts  Recreations,  Selected  from   the  finest  Fancies 

of    Moderne    Muses.       With  a  Thousand    Outlandish 
Proverbs.      [Selected   by  Mr.  G.  H.]      Engraved  title- 
page  by  Wtn.  Marshall,  and  the  preliminary  leaf,  "The 
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Frontespiece  Discovered."  8vo,  maroon  straight- 
grained  morocco,  blind  tooled  (by  Lewis). 

Lond. :  Humph.  Blunden,  1640 

*  Has  both  the  letterpress  and  engraved  title-pages.  The  "Mr. 
G.  H."  of  the  Proverbs  is  supposed  to  be  George  Herbert.  One  of 
the  verses  is  addressed  to  "  Mr.  William  Shakespeare." 

A  splendid  copy  of  the  First  Edition,  and  of  extreme  rarity. 

1441  WivELL  (Abraham).      History,  Authenticity  and   Char- 

acteristics of  the  Shakespeare  Portraits,  with  the  very 
scarce  Supplement  and  Historical  Account  of  the  Bust 
at  Stratford-upon-Avon,  Nufnerous portraits^  all  upon 
INDIA  PAPER  [with  the  exception  of  the  Bust  at  Stratford). 
8vo,  half  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut. 

Lond.:  By  the  Author.,  1827 

*  Only  50  copies  were  printed  with  india  proofs  of  the  engravings. 
Inserted  is  a  portrait  of  the  author  (also  on  india  paper)  finely  en- 
graved by  W.  Holl. 

1442  Woodford  (Sam.)     A  Paraphrase  upon  the  Psalms  of 

David.     Engraved  frontispiece.     4to,  original  calf. 

*  Very  fine  copy.  Lond.  :   R.   White,   1667 

1443  WoTTON   (Sir   Henry).     Reliquiae  Wottonianse;  or,  A 

Collection  of  Lives,  Letters,  Poems,  with  Characters 
of  Sundry  Personages:  and  other  Incomparable  Pieces 
of  Language  and  Art.  Fine  impression  of  the  engraved 
portrait  by  Lombart.      i2mo,  calf  (cracked). 

*  Fine  sound  copy.  Lond. :    Tho7nas  Maxey,  165 1 
1 144  Wraxall  (Sir  N.  W.)     Historical  Memoirs  of  My  Own 

Time,  1772-1784.  Portrait.  2  vols.  8vo,  half  blue  mo- 
rocco, gilt  tops.  Lond.:  Cadeil  c^  £>avies,  1815 

1445  Wraxall  (Sir  N.  W.)  Posthumous  Memoirs  of  his  Own 

Time.  Portraits  on  steel.  3  vols.  8vo,  half  morocco,  gilt 
tops,  by  Alfred  Matthews.  Lond. :  Bentley,  1836 

1446  Wright    (James).      Sales    Epigrammatum,    being    the 

Choicest  Distichs  of  Martial's  Fourteen  Books  of  Epi- 
grams, and  of  all  the  Chief  Latine  Poets  That  have 
writ  in  these  Two  last  Centuries,  together  with  Cato's 
Morality.  Engraved  frontispiece  containing  five  portraits. 
8vo,    straight-grained    crimson    levant    morocco,    gilt 

edges,  by  Riviere. 

Lond.  :    T.  R.  for  Christopher  Eccleston,  1663 

*  Contains  the  scarce  leaf  of  Imprimatur  and  Errata.  Fine,  tall 
clean  copy. 


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1447  Wycherley  (William).   The  Country  Wife:  a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  brown  morocco,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.  :    Thomas  DHng,  1675 

*  First  Edition.     A  thorough  and  genuine  representation  of  the 
loose  manners  of  the  time  of  Charles  II. 

1448  Wycherley  (William).      Dramatic  Works.     Frontispiece 

on  copper.      lamo,  green  morocco,  gilt  edges. 

*  Fine  copy.  Lond.  :  B.Motte,  1735 

1449  Wycherley  (William).  The  Gentleman  Dancing  Master: 

a  Comedy.     4to,  half  olive  morocco. 

*  First  Edition.  Lond.:  H.  Herringman,  1673 

1450  Wycherley  (William).    Love  in  a  Wood ;  or,  St.  James's 

Park:  a  Comedy.     4to,  half  brown  morocco. 

Lond.:  H.  Herringman,  1672 

*  First  Edition.     Fine  copy. 

1451  Wycherley  (William).     The  Plain  Dealer:  a  Comedy. 

4to,  half  brown  levant  morocco,  by  the  Club  Bindery. 

Lond.:  James  Magnes,  1677 

*  First  Edition,  and  a  very  fine  copy. 


1452  -TTOUCH  (Richard).     The   Sophister:    a   Comedy. 
^ ^     Border  to  title.      4to,    half  morocco,  gilt  top,   by 

Riviere.  Lond.:  H.  Mosily^  1639 

*  Very  rare.     Acted  at  Oxford. 

1453  Ariosto   (Ludovico).     The   Orlando   Furioso.      Trans- 

lated into  English  Verse  from  the  Italian,  with  Notes, 
by  William  Stewart  Rose.  8  vols.  8vo,  full  crimson 
straight-grained  morocco,  gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  Alfred 
Matthews.  Lond. :  John  Murray,  1823 

*  Extra-illustrated  by  the  insertion  of  a  set  of  proof  plates 
by  Cochin,  set  of  plates  by  Cipriani,  F.  Bartolozzi,  sculp.,  from  the 
Baskerville  edition,  and  engraved  portrait  of  Ariosto  by  Fiquet. 

1454  Beaumont  and  Fletcher.     Works.     With  Notes  and 

a  Biographical  Memoir  by  the  Rev.  Alexander  Dyce. 
Portrait,      11  vols.  8vo,  cloth,  uncut. 

*  Best  edition.  Lond.  :  Afoxon^  1843 

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1455  BuNYAN  (John).    The  Pilgrim's  Progress.   With  Memoir 

of  the  Author  by  George  Cheever.  Numerous  engrav- 
ings on  wood  by  the  Dalziel  Bros.,  after  Wm.  Harvey. 
4to,  full  straight-grained  green  morocco,  gilt  top,  un- 
cut. Lond.  :  JDav/d Bogue,  iS$o 

*  Large  Paper  copy  of  this  very  beautiful  edition. 

1456  Campbell  (Thomas).     Poetical  Works.      IVit/i  vignettes 

on  steel  and  woodcuts  after  Harvey.  8vo,  full  straight- 
grained  levant  morocco,  gilt  top,  uncut,  by  Stike- 
MAN.  Lond. :  Moxon,  1843 

*  Fine  copy  of  the  First  Edition.     Bound  uniformly  with  the 
first  edition  of  Rogers'  Poems,  for  which  see  this  catalogue,  post. 

1457  Chalkhill  (John).     Thealma  and   Clearchus:  a  Pas- 

toral Romance,  first  published  by  Izaak  Walton,  1683, 
revised  and  corrected.  Frontispiece  engraved  on  ^uood  by 
Thompson,  and  vignette  on  title.      i2mo,  boards,  uncut. 

Chiswick :  C.  Whittingham,  1820 

*  Only  250  copies  printed. 

1458  Chaucer.     Canterbury  Tales.      With  an   Essay  upon 

his  language  and  versification,  an  introductory  dis- 
course, notes  and  a  glossary,  by  T.  Tyrwhitt.  Por- 
trait. 5  vols.  Lond. :  W.  Pickering,  1832 
Romaunt  of  the  Rose,  Troilus  and  Creseide  and  the 
Minor    Poems,  v^ith   Life  of  the    Poet  by  Sir  Harris 

Nicolas.      Portrait  inserted.     3  vols. 

Lond.  :  William  Pickering,  1846 

Together  8  vols.     8vo,  full  brown  crushed  levant  mo- 
rocco, gilt  tops,  uncut,  by  Alfred  Matthews. 

1459  Clarendon  (Edward,  Earl  of).     History  of  the  Re- 

bellion and  Civil  Wars  in  England.  7  vols.  8vo,  cloth, 
uncut.  Oxford  University  Press,  1849 

*  First  Edition,  printed  from  the  original  MS.  in  the  Bodleian 
Library.     Notes  by  Bishop  Warburton. 

1460  Clarendon   (Edward,  Lord).     Life,  including  a  Con- 

tinuation of  his  History  of  the  Rebellion,  by  Himself. 
2  vols.  8vo,  cloth,  uncut.     Oxford  University  Press,  1857 

*  First  Edition,  printed  from  the  original  MS.  in  the  Bodleian 
Library. 


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247 

11  00 

308 

9  00 

369 

7  00 

430 

2  50 

248 

2  50 

309 

20  00 

370 

2  25 

431 

55  00 

249 

11  00 

310 

14  00 

371 

2  00 

432 

30  00 

250 

10  50 

311 

6  50 

372 

19  00 

483 

32  50 

251 

1  25 

312 

55  00 

373 

28  00 

434 

82  50 

252 

8  50 

313 

7  00 

374 

28  00 

435 

50  00 

253 

80  00 

314 

4  50 

375 

14  00 

436 

15  00 

254 

16  00 

315 

5  00 

376 

11  00 

437 

15  00 

255 

30  00 

316 

95  00 

377 

18  00 

438 

200  00 

256 

1  75 

317 

25  00 

378 

70  00 

439 

2  50 

257 

1  00 

318 

5  00 

379 

27  00 

440 

4  00 

258 

1  00 

319 

2  00 

380 

27  00 

441 

112  00 

259 

4  50 

320 

1  00 

3«1 

75  00 

442 

8  00 

260 

22  50 

321 

30  00 

382 

20  00 

443 

30  00 

261 

7  00 

322 

35  00 

383 

10  00 

444 

10  00 

262 

5  00 

323 

305  00 

384 

10  00 

445 

10  00 

263 

440  00 

324 

80  00 

385 

51  00 

446 

20  00 

264 

2  50 

325 

3  00 

386 

25  00 

447 

5  00 

265 

18  00 

326 

22  50 

387 

37  00 

448 

16  0I> 

266 

62  50 

327 

12  50 

388 

9  00 

449 

2  00 

267 

2  25 

328 

35  00 

389 

37  50 

450 

5  00 

268 

40  00 

329 

3  50 

390 

11  00 

451 

7  00 

269 

20  00 

330 

17  00 

391 

145  00 

452 

24  00 

270 

10  50 

331 

26  00 

392 

16  00 

453 

47  00 

271 

6  00 

332 

19  00 

393 

2  00 

454 

17  00 

272 

7  50 

333 

3  50 

394 

4  00 

45.5 

8  00 

273 

22  00 

334 

9  50 

395 

95  00 

456 

13  00 

274 
275 

22  00 
5  00 

335 
336 

15  00 
30  00 

396 

397 

1  50 
32  50 

457 
458 

1  20 
5  00 

276 

3  50 

337 

8  50 

398 

150  00 

459 

5  00 

277 

30  00 

338 

8  50 

399 

10  00 

460 

7  00 

•->7S 

10  50 

339 

5  00 

400 

9  00 

461 

18  00 

279 

125  00 

340 

4  50 

401 

3  00 

462 

38  00 

280 

65  00 

341 

18  00 

402 

5  00 

463 

50 

281 

16  00 

342 

15  00 

403 

3  00 

464 

133  (^0 

67  50 

65  00 

8  00 

5  00 

5  50 

3  00 

140  00 

7  00 
3  50 
2  50 

16  00 
25 

2  00 
5  00 

24  00 

8  00 

3  00 
90  00 
19  00 
14  00 

5  00 

11  00 

5  00 

60 

282 

25  00 

343 

6  00 

404 

5  00 

465 

283 
284 

30  00 
6  00 

344 
345 

15  00 
9  00 

405 
406 

27  50 

1  87 

466 
467 

285 

2  50 

346 

20  00 

407 

3  50 

468 

286 
287 
288 
289 
290 
291 
292 
293 
294 
295 
296 
297 
298 
299 
3(>0 
301 
302 
393 
304 
305 

115  00 
65  00 
5  00 
37  50 
67  50 
1  00 
SO  00 
25  (10 

4  00 
3  00 
3  09 
3  50 
3  25 

1  50 

2  00 
1  50 
8  50 
6  00 

5  50 
0  00 

347 
348 
349 
350 
351 
352 
353 
354 
355 
3.56 
1   357 
1   358 
359 
360 
361 
362 
3G3 
364 
365 
366 

2  00 

50  00 
85  00 

21  00 
170  00 

35  00 

3  00 

22  00 
1  00 
7  00 
5  00 
3  00 

85  00 
65  00 

10  00 
55  00 

11  00 
75 

3  50 
9  50 

408 
409 
410 
411 
412 
413 
414 
415 
416 
417 
418 
419 
420 
421 
422 
423 
424 
425 
426 
427 

5  00 
13  50 
21  00 
13  00 
32  50 

3  00 
10  50 

4  00 
235  00 

2  50 
10  00 

1  75 
75  00 
72  50 
10  00 
65  00 

5  00 
12  00 

135  00 
17  50 

469 
470 
471 
472 
473 
474 
475 
476 
4761/2 
477 
478 
479 
480 
1   481 
482 
483 
484 
!   485 
1   486 
1   487 

Lot  No. 

Price  per  Vol 

Lot  No. 

Price  per  Vol 

Lot  No. 

Price  per  Vol 

Lot  No. 

Price  per  Vol 

488 

5  50 

549 

3  00 

610 

120  00 

670 

2  50 

489 

20  00 

550 

5  00 

611 

1  50 

671 

4  00 

490 

3  00 

551 

3  00 

612 

5  00 

672 

16  00 

491 

6  00 

552 

5  00 

613 

5  00 

673 

8  00 

492 

15  00 

553 

3  00 

614 

1  00 

674 

25 

493 

1  50 

554 

5  00 

615 

2  00 

675 

12  00 

494 

2  50 

555 

7  00 

616 

2  75 

676 

16  50 

495 

3  00 

556 

10  00 

617 

7  50 

677 

6  50 

496 

1  25 

557 

4  75 

618 

75 

678 

21  00 

497 

3  00 

558 

42  50 

619 

30  00 

679 

3  50 

498 

1  50 

559 

3  25 

620 

9  00 

680 

16  00 

499 

1  25 

560 

71  00 

621 

20  00 

681 

33  00 

500 

2  00 

561 

9  00 

622 

32  00 

682 

25 

501 

1  25 

562 

7  00 

623 

25  00 

683 

62 

502 

1  50 

563 

7  00 

624 

22  00 

684 

22  00 

503 

2  75 

564 

2  00 

625 

2  25 

685 

5  00 

504 

5  00 

565 

2  00 

626 

35  00 

686 

2  00 

505 

1  00 

566 

22  50 

627 

29  00 

687 

23  00 

506 

2  50 

567 

6  50 

628 

75  00 

688 

75  00 

507 

21  00 

568 

7  00 

629 

22  00 

6S9 

50  00 

508 

2  25 

569 

3  50 

630 

50  00 

690 

7  00 

509 

2  50 

570 

5  00 

631 

40 

691 

12  00 

510 

9  00 

571 

5  00 

632 

4  50 

692 

21  00 

511 

10  00 

572 

4  00 

683 

6  00 

693 

2  50 

512 

1  10 

573 

5  00 

634 

37  50 

694 

2  50 

513 

1  50 

574 

9  00 

635 

170  00 

695 

22  00 

514 

5  00 

575 

2  25 

636 

87  50 

696 

4  50 

515 

5  50 

576 

1  50 

637 

14  00 

697 

8  00 

516 

9  00 

577 

110  00 

■  638 

2  00 

698 

17  00 

517 

9  50 

578 

1  25 

639 

75 

699 

1  50 

518 

5  50 

579 

5  00 

G40 

1  75 

700 

290  00 

519 

30  00 

580 

3  50 

641 

3  00 

701 

11  00 

520 

2  00 

581 

6  (10 

642 

1  75 

702 

42  50 

521 

2  00 

582 

3  50 

643 

1  25 

703 

27  00 

522 

4  50 

583 

32  00 

644 

145  00 

704 

67  50 

523 

3  00 

584 

32  00 

645 

4  60 

705 

84  00 

524 

6  00 

585 

8  00 

645  a 

2  00 

706 

120  00 

525 

3  00 

586 

7  00 

645  b 

2  25 

707 

11  00 

526 

2  00 

587 

13  00 

646 

4  50 

708 

10  00 

527 

11  00 

588 

9  00 

647 

3  25 

709 

22  50 

528 

4  00 

589 

14  00 

648 

130  00 

710 

5  00 

529 

10  00 

590 

15  00 

649 

3  00 

711 

3  00 

530 

4  00 

591 

10  50 

650 

130  00 

712 

5  00 

531 

3  25 

592 

120  00 

651 

18  00 

713 

30  00 

532 

2  00 

593 

5  00 

652 

25  00 

714 

12  50 

533 

15  00 

594 

7  00 

653 

16  00 

715 

3  00 

534 

20  00 

595 

1  00 

655 

19  00 

716 

19  00 

535 

3  50 

596 

45  00 

656 

30  00 

717 

2  75 

536 

1  50 

597 

20  00 

657 

21  00 

718 

2  00 

537 

20  00 

598 

32  00 

658 

18  00 

719 

7  00 

538 

392  50 

599 

15  00 

659 

4  50 

720 

80  00 

539 

90  00 

600 

2  25 

660 

4  50 

721 

35  00 

540 

11  00 

601 

15  00 

661 

24  00 

722 

5  00 

541 

30  00 

602 

110  00 

662 

4  00 

723 

4  50 

542 

9  00 

603 

37  50 

663 

16  00 

724 

5  50 

543 

14  00 

604 

50 

664 

30  00 

725 

13  00 

544 

5  50 

605 

25  00 

665 

4  50 

726 

3  50 

545 

22  50 

006 

45  00 

666 

2  50 

727 

420  00 

546 

05  00 

GO  7 

1  00 

667 

5  50 

728 

5  25 

547 

52  50 

008 

7  00 

668 

8  00 

729 

10  00 

548 

3  00 

()09 

85  00 

669 

5  50 

730 

210  00 

Lot  No.        Price  per  Vol 


731 

732 
733 

734 

735 

736 

737 

738 

739 

740 

741 

742 

743 

744 

745 

746 

747 

748 

749 

750 

751 

752 

753 

754 

755 

756 

757 

758 

759 

760 

761 

762 

763 

764 

765 

766 

767 

768 

769 

770 

771 

772 

773 

774 

775 

776 

777 

778 

779 

780 

781 

782 

783 

784 

785 

786 

787 

788 

789 

790 

791 


85  00 

20  00 

3  25 
12  50 
50  00 

21  00 
62  00 
47  50 
23  00 

7  00 

4  50 

22  00 
75  00 
65  00 
32  50 
10  00 
40  00 

1  50 
4  00 

2  50 

6  00 
25  00 
10  00 
55  00 
32  50 

7  50 


Lot  No.        Price  per  Vol 


00 
50 
50 
25 
25 


1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

45  00 
90  00 
30  00 
85  00 
35  00 
ISO  00 

1  50 

2  00 
6  00 
5  50 

1100  00 

5  50 

2  50 

37 

2  00 
17  00 

20  00 

3  00 
2  00 

1  50 

2  00 

2  00 
1  00 
8  50 
5  50 

16  00 

3  50 

21  00 
85  00 
70  00 


792 
793 

794 

795 

796 

797 

798 

799 

800 

801 

802 

803 

804 

805 

806 

807 

808 

809 

810 

811 

812 

813 

814 

815 

816 

817 

818 

819 

820 

821 

822 

823 

S24 

825 

826 

827 

828 

829 

830 

881 

832 

8:!  3 

834 

835 

836 

837 

838 

839 

840 

841 

842 

843 

844 

845 

846 

847 

848 

849 

S50 

851 

852 


5  00 

2  00 

16  00 
22  00 
95  00 

6  00 
20  00 

20  00 

11  00 

3  25 

5  00 

21  00 

1  25 

17  00 
17  50 
70  00 

110  00 

7  25 

6  50 
42  50 

13  50 

4  00 

2  25 

1  00 

8  50 
150  00 

5  50 
15  00 

2  50 

12  00 

14  00 
55  00 
29  00 
32  50 

15  00 

16  00 
5  25 
2  00 
4  25 
7  50 


3  00 

5  00 

2  00 

6  00 

3  50 
3  00 

6  00 
8  00 

7  00 
16  00 


00 
50 
50 
50 
25 
00 


Lot  No. 


40  00 

1  75 

2  12 
22  00 


853 
854 
855 

856 

857 

858 

859 

860 

861 

862 

863 

864 

865 

866 

867 

868 

869 

870 

871 

872 

873 

874 

875 

876 

877 

878 

879 

880 

881 

882 

883 

884 

885 

880 

887 

888 

898 

890 

891 

892 

893 

894 

895 

896 

897 

898 

899 

900 

901 

902 

903 

904 

905 

906 

907 

908 

909 

910 

911 

912 

913 


Price  per  Vol 

Lot  No. 

Price  per  Vol 

11  00 

914 

4  00 

19  00 

915 

7  00 

32  50 

916 

12  00 

2  00 

917 

5  00 

6  00 

918 

190  00 

35 

919 

42  50 

37  50 

920 

6  25 

37  50 

921 

20  00 

5  00 

922 

145  00 

6  00 

923 

5  00 

5  00 

924 

5  00 

190  00 

925 

5  00 

100  00 

926 

5  00 

16  00 

927 

5  00 

13  00 

928 

5  00 

7  00 

929 

5  00 

5  00 

930 

4  00 

2  15 

931 

9  00 

1  00 

932 

14  00 

2  50 

933 

21  00 

2  00 

934 

3  00 

195  00 

935 

1  00 

17  00 

936 

3  00 

40  00 

937 

6  00 

58  00 

938 

14  00 

30  00 

939 

42  50 

55  00 

940 

5  50 

17  50 

941 

8  50 

51  00 

942 

12  00 

75  00 

943 

13  00 

20  00 

944 

11  00 

87 

945 

3  00 

15  00 

946 

3  00 

1  00 

947 

3  00 

5  50 

948 

7  00 

22  00 

949 

3  00 

30  00 

950 

3  00 

2  00 

951 

55  00 

24  00 

952 

21  00 

47  50 

953 

0  00 

75  00 

954 

4  00 

15  00 

955 

85  00 

12  50 

956 

9  00 

17  00 

957 

50  00 

25  00 

958 

18  00 

33  00 

959 

16  00 

21  00 

960 

1  00 

5  00 

961 

30  00 

62  50 

962 

50 

22  00 

963 

30  00 

32  50 

964 

3  00 

22  50 

965 

3  00 

27  50 

966 

47  50 

40  00 

967 

8  00 

10  00 

968 

30  00 

10  00 

969 

31  00 

28  00 

970 

2  50 

5  00 

972 

6  00 

21  00 

973 

4  00 

20  00 

974 

355  00 

12  00 

975 

30  00 

976 

6  00 

Lot  No. 

Price  per  Vol 

Lot  No. 

Price  per  Vol 

Lot  No. 

Price  per  Vol 

Lot  No. 

Price  per  Vol 

977 

16  00 

1038 

11  00 

1100 

3  50 

1160 

4  25 

978 

55  00 

1040 

2  50 

1101 

3  50 

1161 

6  50 

979 

2  50 

1041 

3   00 

1102 

3  00 

1162 

11  00 

980 

2  50 

1042 

40  00 

1103 

3  00 

1163 

3  75 

981 

2  50 

1043 

4  00 

1104 

3  00 

1164 

4  00 

982 

3  00 

1044 

3  50 

1105 

3  00 

1165 

2  50 

983 

3  00 

1045 

32  00 

1106 

3  00 

1166 

6  00 

984 

5  00 

1046 

50  00 

1107 

2  00 

1167 

3  00 

985 

3  00 

1047 

1  75 

1108 

3  50 

1168 

1  50 

986 

6  00 

1048 

16  00 

1109 

2  00 

1169 

85  00 

987 

8  00 

1049 

41  00 

1110 

100  00 

1170 

1  75 

988 

5  00 

1050 

2  00 

1111 

2  50 

1171 

3  50 

989 

1  75 

1051 

1  00 

1112 

3  50 

1172 

5  00 

990 

2  50 

1052 

2  00 

1113 

25  00 

1173 

8  50 

991 

82  50 

1053 

3  50 

1114 

10  00 

1174 

1  75 

992 

35  00 

1054 

1  00 

1115 

32  50 

1175 

1  75 

993 

75  00 

1055 

10  00 

1116 

1  00 

1176 

1  00 

994 

10  00 

1056 

3  50 

1117 

4  00 

1177 

62 

995 

21  00 

1057 

1  00 

1118 

2  50 

1178 

20  00 

99G 

70  00 

1058 

1  50 

1119 

4  50 

1179 

21  00 

997 

IG  00 

1059 

1  50 

1120 

2  25 

1180 

24  00 

998 

1  75 

1060 

G  75 

1121 

2  00 

1181 

4  00 

999 

75  00 

1061 

4  50 

1122 

1  50 

1182 

2  50 

1000 

70  00 

1062 

5  00 

1123 

1  25 

1183 

3  00 

1001 

17  00 

1063 

2  50 

1124 

155  00 

1184 

2  50 

1002 

()  00 

1064 

7  00 

1125 

25  00 

1185 

2  50 

1003 

7  00 

1065 

7  00 

1126 

3  50 

1186 

4  50 

1004 

9  00 

1066 

2  00 

1127 

22  50 

1187 

5  50 

1005 

64  00 

1067 

2  00 

11271/2 

11  00 

1188 

16  00 

lOOf) 

10  00 

1068 

2  00 

1128 

6  00 

1189 

3  00 

1007 

3  50 

1069 

8  50 

1129 

3  00 

1190 

1  25 

1008 

17  50 

1070 

27  50 

1130 

16  00 

1191 

5  00 

1009 

16  00 

1071 

8  00 

1131 

19  00 

1192 

4  50 

1010 

4  00 

1072 

1  50 

1132 

18  00 

1193 

4  00 

1011 

20  00 

1073 

175  00 

1133 

39  00 

1194 

3  00 

1012 

6  00 

1074 

10  00 

1234 

20  00 

1195 

9  00 

1013 

7  00 

1075 

6  00 

1135 

2  50 

1196 

1  50 

1014 

7  00 

1076 

42  50 

1136 

13  00 

1197 

2  50 

1015 

1  50 

1077 

20  00 

1137 

4  00 

1198 

2  00 

1016 

2  00 

107.S 

32  50 

1138 

1  00 

1199 

8  50 

1017 

10  00 

1079 

G  00 

1139 

3  50 

1200 

12  00 

1018 

13  50 

loso 

38  00 

1140 

2  00 

1201 

7  00 

1(J19 

15  00 

1081 

10 

1141 

2  50 

1202 

6  00 

1020 

2  50 

1082 

4  00 

1142 

8  50 

1203 

9  00 

1021 

4  00 

1083 

15  00 

1143 

2  50 

1204 

380  00 

1022 

25 

1084 

20  00 

1144 

2  00 

1205 

17  00 

1023 

1  25 

1085 

15  00 

1145 

1  25 

1206 

350  00 

1024 

1  50 

1086 

70  00 

1146 

70 

1207 

62  50 

1025 

12  00 

1087 

15  00 

1147 

115  00 

1208 

280  00 

1026 

2  00 

1  OSS 

115  00 

1148 

17  00 

1209 

2  00 

1027 

4  00 

1 089 

9  00 

1 149 

28  00 

1210 

25  00 

1028 

6  50 

1090 

4  00 

1150 

30  00 

1211 

150  00 

1029 

20  00 

1091 

35  00 

1151 

10  00 

1212 

10  50 

1030 

S  00 

1092 

31  00 

1152 

2  00 

1213 

6  00 

1031 

11  00 

1093 

70  00 

1153 

26  00 

1214 

7  50 

1032 

19  00 

1094 

11  01) 

1154 

20  00 

1215 

6  50 

1033 

10  00 

1095 

3  00 

1155 

2  50 

1216 

10  50 

1034 

17  00 

1096 

4  00 

1156 

42  00 

1217 

9  50 

1 035 

If)  00 

1097 

4  00 

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